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Altered Smallpox Vaccine May Fight Cancer
Newsday.com ^ | March 31, 2003 | LAURAN NEERGAARD

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.

(Excerpt) Read more at newsday.com ...


TOPICS: Culture/Society; Extended News; News/Current Events; War on Terror
KEYWORDS: cancer; smallpox; vaccine
I hope that in that case they will make the vaccine available to the general population...
1 posted on 03/31/2003 4:03:59 PM PST by FairOpinion
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