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Doubtful. That is the problem with cancer cells - they are indistinguishable from others. I think the current bleeding edge in cancer research are ways to disab
by venomsnake 13y ago
Doubtful. That is the problem with cancer cells - they are indistinguishable from others. I think the current bleeding edge in cancer research are ways to disable the cell mechanism that turns off the immune system near the cells.
- Fede_V 13y agoThe relationship between the immune system and cancer is incredibly complicated. There is, however, some fascinating research dealing with using pathogens that somehow preferentially infect cancer areas of the patient, to stimulate the immune system in that area: http://stm.sciencemag.org/content/2/44/44ra57.abstract http://stm.sciencemag.org/content/2/44/44ra57.abstract is a paper that talks about it. It's pretty neat!