Experimental cancer therapy wipes out leukemia: study

Health | 206715 hits | Aug 11 6:48 am | Posted by: Regina

Scientists are reporting the first clear success with a new approach for treating leukemia — turning the patients' own blood cells into assassins that hunt and destroy their cancer cells.

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by uwish
Thu Aug 11, 2011 2:32 pm
haven't these people watched I Am Legend???
by raydan
Thu Aug 11, 2011 3:03 pm
"uwish" said
haven't these people watched I Am Legend???

In that movie, cancer was cured by manipulating a virus to kill cancer cells.
In this story, they're genetically modifying cells inside the body to kill cancer cells.

Not the same thing... at all.
by sandorski
Thu Aug 11, 2011 3:09 pm
Shoot 'em in the head.
by uwish
Thu Aug 11, 2011 3:15 pm
pardon me? I couldn't hear you I was busy loading slug rounds into my tactical shotgun....

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