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Landmark China trial gets 84% efficacy in treating cancer with cue from waste water tech

South China Morning Post 17 October 2026 22h ago
Landmark China trial gets 84% efficacy in treating cancer with cue from waste water tech
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For patients with advanced, metastatic cancer that has progressed despite systemic therapy, options remain critically limited. Now, Chinese scientists are pointing to an unconventional therapeutic agent – the element iron. This idea originated in industrial waste water treatment: iron can react with hydrogen peroxide to generate hydroxyl radicals, which degrade various organic and toxic molecules
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