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Old 08-11-2011, 02:23 PM   #3
Ellie F
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Re: breakthrough gene cancer treatment

Thanks for posting. I think Brenda is right hopefully clinical trials will prove the effectiveness of this approach with a number of different cancers.
Interestingly patients who achieve spontaneous remission of their cancer often have a bacterial infection prior to remission. I am told that the theory is that it kick starts the immune system and revs it up to the point that it kills both bacteria and cancer cells.
I believe that finding a way of unmasking the cancer cells so the immune system can do it's job has got to be the way forward!
Fingers crossed for early trials.
Ellie
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