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In terms of developing a preventive vaccine, cancer presents problems not posed by viruses - while viruses are recognised as foreign invaders by the immune system, cancer is not.

Cancer is an over-development of the body's own cells. Trying to vaccinate against this cell over-growth would effectively be vaccinating against the recipient's own body, destroying healthy tissue.

Caitlin Palframan, of charity Breakthrough Breast Cancer, said: "This research could have important implications for how we might prevent breast cancer in the future.

1 posted on 06/01/2010 7:40:21 PM PDT by SeekAndFind
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To: SeekAndFind

What an awesome breakthrough, if it actually works!


2 posted on 06/01/2010 8:04:17 PM PDT by SuziQ
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To: SeekAndFind

Wonder if this will make the pink ribbons disappear.


3 posted on 06/01/2010 9:14:24 PM PDT by manic4organic (Obama shot hoops, America lost troops.)
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To: SeekAndFind

“Pinky, are you pondering what I’m pondering?”
“Duh, I fink so, Bwain. I heard about Christina Applegate and cwied out to God, ‘No, God! No! Not the girls!’”


4 posted on 06/01/2010 9:16:44 PM PDT by RichInOC (NARF!)
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To: SeekAndFind; pandoraou812

Fantastic! May science finally find the key to cancer.


6 posted on 06/01/2010 9:49:04 PM PDT by TigersEye (0basma's father was a British subject. He can't be a "natural-born" citizen.)
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