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Sweet. Pineapple may fight cancer, a new study says.

Researchers in Australia isolated two molecules from crushed pineapple and discovered one blocks a defective protein found in 30 percent of cancers.

The other stimulates the immune system to target and kill cancer cells.

The find could lead to new anti-cancer drugs, the scientists say. Bill Hoffmann

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