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Venom from honeybees found to kill aggressive breast cancer cells – Science Daily
Honeybee venom induces cancer cell death in hard to treat triple-negative breast cancer with minimal effect on healthy cells, new research finds.
Using the venom from 312 honeybees and bumblebees in Perth Western Australia, Ireland and England, Dr Ciara Duffy from the Harry Perkins Institute of Medical Research and The University of Western Australia, tested the effect of the venom on the clinical subtypes of breast cancer, including triple-negative breast cancer, which has limited treatment options.Results published in the journal npj Precision Oncology revealed that honeybee venom rapidly destroyed triple-negative breast cancer and HER2…
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