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Treatment of Cancer in Dogs by Intravenous Methylene Blue
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Treatment of Cancer in Dogs by Intravenous Methylene Blue

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THE appearance of a report by Holman1 on the apparently destructive effect of orally administered hydrogen peroxide on rat tumours has prompted me to set on record my own experiences.

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PURSELL, R. Treatment of Cancer in Dogs by Intravenous Methylene Blue. Nature 180, 1300 (1957). https://doi.org/10.1038/1801300a0

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