Copper Overload Kills Cancer Cells
March 26, 2026
March 26, 2026
BOCHUM, Germany, March 26 -- The University in Bochum issued the following news release:
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Copper Overload Kills Cancer Cells
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A copper-based agent complex kills cancer cells in a novel way. It receives its activation signal through light. It could help where existing chemotherapy treatments reach their limits.
Cuproptosis was discovered in 2022. It was a previously unknown type of cell death caused by an excess of copper. The . . .
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Copper Overload Kills Cancer Cells
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A copper-based agent complex kills cancer cells in a novel way. It receives its activation signal through light. It could help where existing chemotherapy treatments reach their limits.
Cuproptosis was discovered in 2022. It was a previously unknown type of cell death caused by an excess of copper. The . . .