IronBits
11-13-2003, 01:15 AM
Is the tide turning ? http://www.free-dc.org/images/news/icon31.gif
In the war on cancer, researchers have long struggled to recruit the body's immune system to attack tumors while leaving healthy cells alone. This strategy basically that of vaccination would offer a huge improvement over existing treatments such as chemotherapy and radiation, which kill healthy and diseased cells indiscriminately and carry harsh side effects. But repeated attempts to find a cancer vaccine have failed, largely because scientists have had a crude understanding of the molecular mechanics of the immune system and cancer cells.
You can read all about it here
http://www.technologyreview.com/articles/innovation11103.asp
In the war on cancer, researchers have long struggled to recruit the body's immune system to attack tumors while leaving healthy cells alone. This strategy basically that of vaccination would offer a huge improvement over existing treatments such as chemotherapy and radiation, which kill healthy and diseased cells indiscriminately and carry harsh side effects. But repeated attempts to find a cancer vaccine have failed, largely because scientists have had a crude understanding of the molecular mechanics of the immune system and cancer cells.
You can read all about it here
http://www.technologyreview.com/articles/innovation11103.asp