Lung cancer treatment researched

3:00pm Saturday 12th January 2008

By Jack Royston

STAFF at Mount Vernon cancer centre are researching the effects of a blood thinning agent on lung cancer patients.

Doctors believe Dalteparin may increase the quality of life for lung cancer sufferers and stop them getting blood clots.

Dr Janette Dickson, a researcher at the centre said: "We are working hard to find better and more effective ways to treat this difficult illness."

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