Anthrax tested as therapy for bladder cancer

Researchers have come up with a way to use to toxin to kill cancer cells but not harm normal cells
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It may sound like the opening to a zombie apocalypse film, but scientists have turned to anthrax as a potential ally in the fight against bladder cancer.

Writing in the International Journal of Cancer, US researchers describe a potential new treatment that combines the anthrax toxin with the growth hormone, epidermal growth factor (EGF).