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...added to the serum of normal persons, changes it to resemble the serum of persons with cancer. The normal serum loses its power to dissolve cancer cells. They found that the addition of fats, such as palmitin, to this substance, increased its action, and they have isolated an unsaturated dicarbon acid which they claim is the substance responsible for the growth of cancer cells. When palmitin was added to the intestinal contents of normal persons and the mixture incubated, another acid was obtained-a saturated dicarbon acid- which they state had specific powers in dissolving cancer cells...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: Medicine: Chemistry of Cancer | 1/28/1924 | See Source »

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