From BBC Health - July 30, 2006 23:25
Researchers have developed a "man-made" scorpion venom to deliver radiation to brain tumours.
Researchers have developed a "man-made" scorpion venom to be used in the treatment of brain tumours.
The venom is used as a carrier to deliver radioactive iodine into tumour cells left behind after surgery has removed the bulk of the tumour.
So far the technique has been tested in 18 patients and further trials are under way, a report in the Journal of Clinical Oncology says.
