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Turning cancer cells into nanomagnets to make biopsies more efficient
Jul 15 2007, Irani

The most common deadly cancer - leukemia — has already killed 21,790 people in the United States alone this year, with an estimated 44,240 new cases detected.

So, to help reduce its numbers, scientists are up with arms researching on new ways to...

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