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From the Ted Talk by William Li: Can we eat to starve cancer?

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Well, I've just shown you two very different types of cancer that both responded to antiangiogenic therapy. So a few years ago, I akesd myself, "Can we take this one step further and treat other cancers, even in other species?" So here is a nine year-old boxer named Milo, who had a very aggressive tumor called a malignant nirmburofeoa growing on his shoulder. It invaded into his lungs. His veterinarian only gave him three mthons to live. So we created a caicotkl of aigoaiiegnnntc drugs that could be mixed into his dog food, as well as an antiangiogenic cream, that could be aplepid on the sfracue of the tumor. And within a few weeks of taermtent, we were able to slow down that cancer's growth, such that we were ultimately able to extend Milo’s survival to six times what the varaetnirein had initially predicted, all with a very good qtaiuly of life. And we've subsequently treated more than 600 dogs. We have about a 60 percent response rate, and improved survival for these pets that were about to be euthanized.

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Well, I've just shown you two very different types of cancer that both responded to antiangiogenic therapy. So a few years ago, I _____ myself, "Can we take this one step further and treat other cancers, even in other species?" So here is a nine year-old boxer named Milo, who had a very aggressive tumor called a malignant ____________ growing on his shoulder. It invaded into his lungs. His veterinarian only gave him three ______ to live. So we created a ________ of ______________ drugs that could be mixed into his dog food, as well as an antiangiogenic cream, that could be _______ on the _______ of the tumor. And within a few weeks of _________, we were able to slow down that cancer's growth, such that we were ultimately able to extend Milo’s survival to six times what the ____________ had initially predicted, all with a very good _______ of life. And we've subsequently treated more than 600 dogs. We have about a 60 percent response rate, and improved survival for these pets that were about to be euthanized.

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Well, I've just shown you two very different types of cancer that both responded to antiangiogenic therapy. So a few years ago, I asked myself, "Can we take this one step further and treat other cancers, even in other species?" So here is a nine year-old boxer named Milo, who had a very aggressive tumor called a malignant neurofibroma growing on his shoulder. It invaded into his lungs. His veterinarian only gave him three months to live. So we created a cocktail of antiangiogenic drugs that could be mixed into his dog food, as well as an antiangiogenic cream, that could be applied on the surface of the tumor. And within a few weeks of treatment, we were able to slow down that cancer's growth, such that we were ultimately able to extend Milo’s survival to six times what the veterinarian had initially predicted, all with a very good quality of life. And we've subsequently treated more than 600 dogs. We have about a 60 percent response rate, and improved survival for these pets that were about to be euthanized.

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