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GMO Vaccine-Strain Measles vs Cancer
So scientists cured a woman of a pervasive, treatment resistant multiple myeloma.
With a genetically modified, vaccine strain measles virus.
Remission of Disseminated Cancer After Systemic Oncolytic Virotherapy
*anti-vax-anti-GMOers-heads-explode*
The media is going nuts over this, but this is not a new idea/approach. Measles, and certain other viruses, can be domesticated and modified to kill cancers– we call them oncolytic viruses.
Sometimes we straight-up genetically modify viruses for the explicit purpose of attacking a cancer. We have done this with Newcastle virus vs prostate cancer, Cowpox virus vs liver cancer, Herpes simplex virus vs breast & ovarian cancer, lots of different viruses vs lots of different cancers.
This is absolutely *the* future of cancer treatment– we are only going to keep getting better at this.
snip
SO! The idea is–
People with untreatable cancers
Virus that love to eat cancers
Inject people with untreatable cancers with viruses that love to eat cancer
Patients wont *immediately* fight off the helper viruses
Viruses kill cancer
Viruses eventually run out of food
Patients immune system kills remaining viruses
No more cancer
Did it work?
Kinda!
Researchers treated two patients. One patient did not totally clear their tumors. One did.
With a genetically modified, vaccine strain measles virus.
Remission of Disseminated Cancer After Systemic Oncolytic Virotherapy
*anti-vax-anti-GMOers-heads-explode*
The media is going nuts over this, but this is not a new idea/approach. Measles, and certain other viruses, can be domesticated and modified to kill cancers– we call them oncolytic viruses.
Sometimes we straight-up genetically modify viruses for the explicit purpose of attacking a cancer. We have done this with Newcastle virus vs prostate cancer, Cowpox virus vs liver cancer, Herpes simplex virus vs breast & ovarian cancer, lots of different viruses vs lots of different cancers.
This is absolutely *the* future of cancer treatment– we are only going to keep getting better at this.
snip
SO! The idea is–
People with untreatable cancers
Virus that love to eat cancers
Inject people with untreatable cancers with viruses that love to eat cancer
Patients wont *immediately* fight off the helper viruses
Viruses kill cancer
Viruses eventually run out of food
Patients immune system kills remaining viruses
No more cancer
Did it work?
Kinda!
Researchers treated two patients. One patient did not totally clear their tumors. One did.
http://scienceblogs.com/erv/2014/05/16/gmo-vaccine-strain-measles-vs-cancer-2/
Fucking cancer-curing GMO snake handling fundies.
Sid
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specifically created therapy, is bogus science. 
Sid
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