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Judah Folkman of Childrens Hospital Boston Dies at 74
A pioneer in cancer research, the 74 year old director of the vascular biology program at the Childrens Hospital in Boston, developed a new way to treat cancer. With his research he proved that tumor growth can be stopped by cutting off the blood supply to the area. As a result, pharmaceutical companies are testing new drugs that will treat cancer without the inconvenience of chemotherapy. Some of these drugs, called angiogenesis inhibitors, have been made available to patients and have helped extend their life expectancy by a few months.
Folkman was thought of the man that would cure cancer, despite his hesitation since the disease is very complex. He once said, “We never use the word ‘cure’ because it is far away.”
