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Author:  jonbwfc [ Sat Aug 20, 2011 7:29 pm ]
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No, it's not another Daily Mail fake headline, it's genuine science. Scientists think they have found a way to get a leukaemia sufferer's own immune system to attack and destroy the cancerous cells. The short version is they 'reprogram' the sufferer's T-cells to react to cancerous cells which causes an immune reaction and destroys the tumour.

Now, what do you think is the best thing around for reprogramming T-cells? The HIV Virus. That's what it does. So they've used a modified 'safe' HIV virus as an agent to modify the t-cells. In the limited test they've performed, 2 of the 3 subjects are entirely cancer free after one year, and the other is showing significant improvement.

This screws with my head. As is does with XKCD's, apparently.

Jon

Author:  pcernie [ Sat Aug 20, 2011 8:04 pm ]
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It's both crazy and great, isn't it?

ION:

http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/health-14591472

Author:  Amnesia10 [ Sun Aug 21, 2011 12:11 am ]
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If it does work then it might solve one problem but create another. Who know's? If they can eradicate cancer then it might be a lot cheaper than conventional treatment.

Author:  cloaked_wolf [ Sun Aug 21, 2011 10:52 am ]
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I remember reading about this back at medical school - though it was in the theoretical stages back then.

Author:  adidan [ Sun Aug 21, 2011 7:30 pm ]
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Looks like they're increased the cancer killing properties of ecstasy 100 fold though, looks very promising. clicky

Author:  Amnesia10 [ Sun Aug 21, 2011 8:03 pm ]
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Will that mean that raves can now be regarded as treatment centres? ;)

Author:  adidan [ Mon Aug 22, 2011 6:14 am ]
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Amnesia10 wrote:
Will that mean that raves can now be regarded as treatment centres? ;)

:D

Yeah, I wonder how long someone uses the 'I'm self medicating' defence when they're in court? :D

Author:  tombolt [ Mon Aug 22, 2011 8:02 am ]
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adidan wrote:
Looks like they're increased the cancer killing properties of ecstasy 100 fold though, looks very promising. clicky


That would send the daily fail into apoplexy.

Author:  adidan [ Mon Aug 22, 2011 9:09 am ]
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tombolt wrote:
adidan wrote:
Looks like they're increased the cancer killing properties of ecstasy 100 fold though, looks very promising. clicky


That would send the daily fail into apoplexy.

Indeed. I wonder how they would react if morphine was just discovered...

Author:  Amnesia10 [ Mon Aug 22, 2011 7:13 pm ]
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adidan wrote:
tombolt wrote:
That would send the daily fail into apoplexy.

Indeed. I wonder how they would react if morphine was just discovered...

Sometimes I am surprised that they have not already considering its origin. :o

Author:  l3v1ck [ Thu Aug 25, 2011 3:44 pm ]
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is HIV a cure for cancer?

I'll take my chances with the cancer thanks. ;) :lol:
Sounds intereting.

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