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2024-02-28 11:53:59 UTC - HELPFUL
Rated by Participant: 1DDA3099796BED8FFB52DDB0B715115F3CF043B46AD24881B440E7EDC53AE96E
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Important context: The drug so far only worked in mice. https://www.livemint.com/science/health/tata-institute-comes-up-with-a-rs-100-drug-to-prevent-cancer-recurrence-doctors-to-start-human-trials-soon-11709098302960.html There are severe limitations in comparing mice to humans in cancer research: https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC3902221/#:~:text=Although%20mice%20are%20most%20commonly,a%20cancer%20cure%20%5B13%5D. Therefore the human trials need to be conducted to prove effectiveness in humans.
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