CELEBRITY LUPUS SUFFERER Singer Selena Gomez revealed a year ago that she had secretly undergone chemotherapy to treat lupus, a chronic disease in which the body’s immune system fights healthy tissue. Joint research conducted by universities in China and Australia has found that a drug previously used to fight cancer may have benefits for lupus sufferers. AFP PHOTO
CELEBRITY LUPUS SUFFERER Singer Selena Gomez revealed a year ago that she had secretly undergone chemotherapy to treat lupus, a chronic disease in which the body’s immune system fights healthy tissue. Joint research conducted by universities in China and Australia has found that a drug previously used to fight cancer may have benefits for lupus sufferers. AFP PHOTO

A drug once commonly used for some cancer treatments has potential as a treatment for the autoimmune disease lupus, researchers from Australia and China reported in a study published in Nature Medicine.

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