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Obstetrics
Cancer drug could aid premature labor
July 4th, 2005
An anticancer drug could potentially be the first effective treatment for the many thousands of premature births that occur worldwide each year, tests show. The drug, which has been used to treat types of cancer, including breast, bowel, and lung, has been found in the laboratory to control levels of a hormone receptor protein in the womb that is linked with giving birth. The findings, from a research team at the University of Newcastle upon Tyne, U.K., should bring hope to the women who see their premature babies die or suffer from physical or mental disability as a result of being born too early. The research, funded by the...
Source: OBGYN & Reproduction Week (2005-07-04)
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