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TIL Mebendazole, a highly effective, cheap, broad-spectrum antihelmintic (anti-worm medicine) was found out to cure one of the most invasive cancers (Adrenocortical Carcinoma). However, it is no longer manufactured in the U.S. as it was discontinued shortly after.

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