Honey bee venom could be next breast cancer treatment




Science: "We found that the venom from honey bees is remarkably effective in killing some of these  really aggressive breast cancer cells at concentration which aren't as damaging to normal cells" Lead Researcher  Dr.Ciara Duffy as told to ABC news

According to WHO (Global Health Estimates) It is estimated that worldwide over 508000 women died in 2011 due to breast cancer.


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This, findings can be new ray of hope, to prevent more lives from breast cancer.The bee vemon is called melittion, and the chemical active in  it enters the cell membrane and creates holes, causing the cancer cells to die.

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This ground breaking findings was published in a journal called Nature Precision Oncology. Experiment was conducted by a group of Scientists from Harry Perkins Institute of Medical Researcher in Australia.

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