Health Cancer patient recovers after injection of immune cells

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The 52-year-old, who was suffering from advanced skin cancer, was free from tumours within eight weeks of undergoing the procedure.

After two years he is still free from the disease which had spread to his lymph nodes and one of his lungs.

Doctors took cells from the man's own defence system that were found to attack the cancer cells best, cloned them and injected back into his body, in a process known as "immunotherapy". After two years he is still free from the disease which had spread to his lymph nodes and one of his lungs.

Experts said that the case could mark a landmark in the treatment of cancer.

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If our human white cells all undergo immunotherapy, would we one day become immune to all kinds of viruses on Earth?
 

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If our human white cells all undergo immunotherapy, would we one day become immune to all kinds of viruses on Earth?

No, the reason this worked is that one of the functions of a certain type of white blood cell is actually to target and kill cancer cells, but when cancer cells get outta control and there are too many those white blood cells can't get rid of all of them. This is definitely a huge leap though if this can work.
 

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Experts said that the case could mark a landmark in the treatment of cancer.

Oh nice, great news!
I wonder why this didn't make it to the News Page and still is in "News Submission"?
 
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