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Treatment: Aston’s ‘magic bullet’ hopes against cancer

New England Cancer Connect
Jul 3, 2017
1 min read

The former head of pharmaceutical giant Mayne Pharma Group, Roger Aston, is hoping his latest venture, which started when a doctor with a hobby farm tested his sheep drench to find it had anti-cancer properties, has a “magic bullet” to treat the deadly disease. Dr Aston, speaking to The Australian from his castle in the Scottish Highlands, said PharmAust is focused on a new anti-cancer drug that lacks the toxic effect of chemotherapy. The Australian, 4 July 2017, page 19