Cancer treatments and chemotherapies that use metal compounds

Thallium, atomic no. 81 This element is better known for its poisonous properties and links with almost undetected deaths and Agatha Christie -type murder mysteries.2 Thallium compounds are used in some countries as cheap insecticides, particularly for killing cockroaches. Intake of this element causes stomach pains, vomiting and nausea, painful soles and palms of hands, limb weakness, double vision, involuntary eye movements, hallucina tions, characteristic hair loss and white lines across the nails. The symptoms are often mis-diagnosed as other diseases. Treatment is with the chemical Prussian Blue 

Mercury Mercury salts if taken into our food chain causes sickness, headaches and 

7 Cancer treatments and chemotherapies that use metal compounds 

Cancer cells are formed when some of the cells are genetically damaged, which prevents them from being controlled by the normal cell mechanisms. If these cells 

Active research continues, but from the moment of discovery to the point of actual use in human patients can take many years. One method being researched is to develop a material that cuts off the blood supply to cancer cells only. This would starve the cells and prevent growth. 

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