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"Addiction shouldn't be an unsolvable problem if methadone is ever used as an anti-cancer therapy," she said.
Studies using methadone in animal models of human leukemia are beginning, Friesen said, and others will look into whether the agent is also effective against other cancers. Another research group has already found methadone induces cell death in human lung cancer cell lines.
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