USM innovation to help breast cancer patients

Press Conference - The pharmaceutical industry will be interested in the latest innovation from USM researchers who have found therapeutic properties for breast cancer in a local tropical herb, Orthosiphon stamineus or locally known as Misai Kucing (Cat's Whiskers).

The pharmaceutical industry will be interested in the latest innovation from USM researchers who have found therapeutic properties for breast cancer in a local tropical herb, Orthosiphon stamineus or locally known as Misai Kucing (Cat's Whiskers).

The herbal extract presented in the form of a pill is called CANSSUFIVE. It will be unveiled in a press conference on Wednesday, 21 October 2009 at 11 am at Level 6 Canselory Building at the Penang Campus. The herbal extract is effective in halting the spread of cancer cells in breast cancer patients.

Lead Researcher: Dr. Amin Malik Shah Abdul Majid

Published: 20 Oct 2009

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