Russian scientists use marine mushrooms to develop cancer treatment

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Scientists at Russia's Far East University are preparing a drug against cancer, whose successes have captured the attention of German scientists who have joined their research.

"The drug scientists have prepared makes cancer cells more susceptible to the effects of chemical radiation," said Sergey Dichelovoy, chief scientist at the University's chemistry laboratory.

This fungus, which helps to combat inflammation, does not grow except in the Russian Far East.

"The human body will not respond after intensive chemotherapy to the effect of drugs, because it is less effective," he said. The new mushroom-based substance helps to counteract this process and increase the density of chemical radiation.

The new preparation was prepared at the laboratories of the University of the Far East. His experience is at Hamburg City Hospital. The Russian researcher said that subsequent studies are to conduct experiments on animals to move later to clinical trials. But that process may take a long time.