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The nuances of therapy

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Oncologists use drugs that limit a tumour's blood supply to prevent its growth. Although the initial effects of these drugs are beneficial to patients, new data suggest that their long-term effects warrant further study.

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  1. Lee M. Ellis is in the Departments of Cancer Biology and Surgical Oncology, The University of Texas MD Anderson Cancer Center, Houston, Texas 77030, USA. lellis@mdanderson.org,

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  2. David A. Reardon is at the Preston Robert Tisch Brain Tumour Center, Duke University Medical Center, Durham, North Carolina 27710, USA.,

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