Chinese scientists use arsenic to kill blood cancers

Chinese doctors have used arsenic in the treatment of APL (leukemia) with cure rates of 90% since 1992 without the side-effects of chemo (hair loss, suppression of bone marrow function).

A paper from Shanghai shows that it works by targetting specific proteins that feed the cancer.

China scientists show how arsenic treats blood cancer | Reuters.

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