The relatively new discipline of evolutionary medicine is making strides in the fields of cancer treatment and antibacterial resistance.
aims to control cancer spread rather than try to eliminate it completely. The dogma for the last 50 years in cancer treatment has been that you apply the same drug, or combination of drugs, in cycles, until there is clear evidence of tumour progression or excess toxicity, says Gatenby – which is usually well after the maximum response has been obtained.
His research group, which is arguably the most advanced in the field, have already shown this technique
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