A small, non-toxic molecule may soon be available as an effective treatment for many forms of cancer, including lung, breast and brain tumours, say University of Alberta researchers. For years, DCA -- or dichloroacetate -- has been used to treat children with inborn errors of metabolism due to mitochondrial diseases.Features Evangelos ...

University of Alberta scientists have tested dichloroacetate (DCA) on human cells cultured outside the body and found that it killed lung, breast and brain cancer cells, but not healthy cells. ...

Dichloroacetate (DCA) may soon be used as an effective treatment for many forms of cancer, according to University of Alberta researchers. They found that DCA normalized the mitochondrial function in many cancers, resulting in a significant decrea...