Cancer Cells Tricked Into Killing Themselves by Jnick Wednesday 21-Nov-2001 Researchers in Scotland said Thursday they had developed a potential new therapy that fools cancer cells into killing themselves. Scientists at Glasgow's Beatson Laboratories, Scotland's largest cancer research organization, said the treatment did not harm healthy cells and could thus eliminate the harmful side effects caused by current cancer cures. Full Story Here
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 | | Major Breakthrough This sounds like a major breakthrough that could lead to a real cure for most cancers withtin the next 10 years. | |
|  |  JnickNeed More CowbellPremium join:2001-05-01 Atkinson, NH | Re: Major Breakthrough yeah that has to be the most encouraging news on Cancer I have heard yet. We will have to keep an eye on this story. -- Join Team Discovery and help fight Cancer. | |
|  |  | | Excellent news! I hope we hear more about this. | |
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 |  | | Heard it b4 While I hope this finally it I've heard of these promising therapies coming onto the market in 3,5,10 years before, only never to be heard from again. Or they turn out to be duds, or impossibly high priced or withdrawn because of unacceptably fatal side-effects.
It's as if the multi-billion dollar cancer industry (drug companies, hospitals, oncologists) doesn't want anything coming to market that will finally put THEM out of business. Sorry to be so cynical. | |
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