Cancer breakthrough reveals old drugs with new tricks may limit spread (VIDEO)

University of Edinburgh

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The treatment of cancer could be revolutionised by the discovery that existing drugs, used to treat depression and heart disease, could reverse key changes in cancer cells that are associated with their ability to spread.

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Marie-Anne Robertson, Science Communications Manager, School of Biological Sciences, University of Edinburgh.

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