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I don't think that criticism is warranted for this article. It seems quite careful to me. It says nothing about a therapy except that it's too early to talk abo
by robotresearcher 6y ago
I don't think that criticism is warranted for this article. It seems quite careful to me. It says nothing about a therapy except that it's too early to talk about a therapy. It states facts and no promises are made. The only breathlessness here is that the local scientists are super excited.
Headline: "Harry Perkins Institute of Medical Research study finds honeybee venom rapidly kills aggressive breast cancer cells"
"Key points:
- The research was published in the journal Nature Precision Oncology
- It found honeybee venom was effective in killing breast cancer cells
- Researchers say the discovery is exciting but there is a long way to go"
Last paragraph:
"Dr Duffy did not want to use words like breakthrough or cure, stressing this is just the beginning, and much more research needs to be done.
"There's a long way to go in terms of how we would deliver it in the body and, you know, looking at toxicities and maximum tolerated doses before it ever went further," she said."
- hasperdi 6y agoIf you substitute the words "honeybee venom" with "bleach", the key points you mentioned stay true. My point is, this paper doesn't have a very useful finding.
- robotresearcher 6y agoIf the article was about newly discovered action of bleach on cancer cells, and we didn't already believe that was a no-go for a therapy, that would also be an interesting article, yes. Time will tell if this finding turns out to be useful.