Late, and I didn't read much past the 1st page, but 2 things stand out in this article (I actually remember reading about this back in 2007 when I was at UofA)
1. can take up to 10 years for FDA approval... last I checked in 2010, they hadn't been to clinical trial yet?
2. This treatment works on preventing cancer cells from getting power (inhibiting Mitochondria) - this can have a few serious side affects. Similar cells such as muscle endurance can be inhibited by this treatment, so while you can kill cancer cells, you can also have side effects of shutting down organs you don't want to shut down.
Regarding point (2) ... I would assume the goal, after clinical trial, would be to find ways of specially targeting cancer cells.
(I actually got this info from my girlfriend who is a researcher in this field... at least this is what she told me when I showed her this article... can answer any other questions if need be)
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