Posted on 01/21/2020 8:11:29 PM PST by bitt
New treatment for killing cancer cells may have accidentally been discovered by a group of British scientists, according to reports.
Cardiff University’s research team found a T-Cell that attaches itself onto human cancers, and kills them while ignoring healthy cells. Although in its early stages of development, the treatment successfully destroys bone, lung, breast, colon, prostate, and other cancers, The Telegraph reported. (RELATED: Alex Trebek Announces He Was Diagnosed With Stage 4 Pancreatic Cancer)
Originally, researchers were only looking for immune cells that were capable of fighting bacteria, before they discovered the T-Cell virus. Their findings were made available on Monday.
“There’s a chance here to treat every patient,” Professor Andrew Sewell of Cardiff University told the BBC. “Previously nobody believed this could be possible. It raises the prospect of a ‘one-size-fits-all’ cancer treatment, a single type of T-cell that could be capable of destroying many different types of cancers across the population.”
A T-cell is a white blood cell in the immune system that fights off cancers and helps prevent the body from getting infected. Researchers note the receptors on the newly discovered T-cells may be able to locate cancers by using the molecule known as MR1. They believe this molecule could be alerting the T-cells of the infected metabolism present on cancerous cells.
“We are the first to describe a T-cell that finds MR1 in cancer cells—that hasn’t been done before, this is the first of its kind,” the studies co-author Gary Dolton said to the BBC.
In the past, researchers have gained knowledge of the human immune system through the growth of cancer immunotherapy. One of the most successful being that of CAR-T, better known as a drug made by genetically modifying an individuals T-Cell’s to destroy cancerous regions of the body, as reported by Newsweek.
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You make me laugh.
“Accidently,” unless you’re rich or powerful. Then these ‘cures’ have been around for a while. Just ask Supreme Court Justice Ruth Buzzy about cancer treatments.
I'm still have nightmares about the 1960's polywater scare that threatened to convert all our natural water into polywater.
LoL well Trump has had quite the destructive impact on the cancerous cells of Washington DC.
LOL...
Held over only for the elites
Jimmah Carter and Ruth Buzzy Ginbag will get this but not the great unwashed.
A doctor I knew, who’s granddaughter died of cancer, told me over 15 years ago that they could cure all cancer but didn’t because of the reason you stated.
This world is full of evil greedy people.
who’s = whose (don’t know where that came from)
.......... now can they work on political ignorance and general stupidity?
Hey that was a good post.
I’ll take T Bone therapy :)
There are other companies going down the T-Cell route long before this study. Inovio Pharmaceuticals, Inc. has several stage 1 through 3 trials going of T-Cell based immunological products in their pipeline.
So this isn’t really new.
yeah, wasn’t the T virus the culprit in the Resident Evil movies? Paging Alice.
“If anyone found an effective cancer treatment that is universally effective for most cancers, they would be a celebrity beyond celebrities, and if they held a patent they would be so wealthy they could make Bill Gates their pool boy.”
Not if they are suicided.
Everyone in my family has died from a different type of cancer.
Mom, bladder cancer.
Dad, lung cancer.
Sister, liver cancer.
Other sister, colon cancer.
Grandfather
Aunt
I agree, just a year after my wife succumbed to the big c.
Does this have anything to do with Alice and Raccoon City?
Is this one of those “science” stories that is here today and gone tomorrow with nary a mention or remembrance ever again?
Example: a story back in 2005 (or so) about an absolute end to mosquito larvae using a chemical that inhibits their ability to uptake nutrients in ponds and other bodies of water.
Basically predicted to end malaria, then never mentioned again, ever.
Like getting a letter in the mail saying you just won the publishers clearing house millions of dollars but then never a followup.
I get really sick of these kinds of “science” stories.
I’m not saying this one is one of those, but I fear it is.
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