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Indian herbal remedy cancer hope

An Indian herbal remedy could one day be used to help fight pancreatic cancer, scientists hope. A team at the University of Pittsburgh Cancer Institute found extracts of triphala slowed the growth of human pancreatic tumours grafted onto mice.

The findings, presented at the annual meeting of the American Association for Cancer Research, offer hope that one day a treatment might be developed.

Sue Ballard, founder of charity Pancreatic Cancer UK said: "We welcome any developments in this field as there is a lot more work that needs to be done to find new treatments for pancreatic cancer."