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Enzyme USP15 present a promising new target for ovarian cancer treatment

Ovarian cancer is often diagnosed after it has already spread to other parts of the body, at which point the five-year survival rate is under 30%.

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Ovarian cancer is often diagnosed after it has already spread to other parts of the body, at which point the five-year survival rate is under 30%. Further complicating treatment, standard therapies cause substantial harm to healthy cells alongside cancerous ones. But what if ovarian cancer treatment could more specifically target cancerous cells, causing less harm to the rest of the body?

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