A new molecule has been discovered in a study that may provide a new treatment for cancer. An article in PNAS (Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences) revealed that a compound called PITs might reduce tumor growth. They tested it on mice whose tumor growth detereorated by inducing cell death. It is however not ready to be used as an actual treatment and needs to be improved.

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