Posted on 03/31/2003 4:03:59 PM PST by FairOpinion
WASHINGTON -- The smallpox vaccine may be reborn -- as a cancer treatment.
Scientists are rigging up the vaccine to carry an extra load, genes that signal the immune system to start fighting advanced tumors.
Although still in very early stages of research, the smallpox-turned-cancer shots look promising.
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