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New US breast cancer drug
Patients tested say they did not suffer serious chemotherapy side-effects.
Last Modified: 03 Jun 2012 22:54



Touted as a major victory in the battle against breast cancer, researchers in the United States have announced a new class of chemotherapy drug.

Described by scientists as an "armed antibody", the drug is a "magic bullet" treatment, killing cancer cells without destroying the patients' quality of life.

Al Jazeera's Anand Naidoo reports from Washington.

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