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10. The tetanus shot was added to a cancer vaccine therapy

Thu Mar 12, 2015, 04:06 PM

Mar 2015

using the patient's white blood cells that had been exposed to a virus called CMV,found in glioblastoma cells but not in healthy brain tissue.

http://www.cbsnews.com/news/experimental-cancer-therapy-extends-womans-life-by-9-years/

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Woman with brain cancer survived for NINE years after being given a tetanus shot [View all] malaise Mar 2015 OP

Wow! catbyte Mar 2015 #1

Magnificent news! Orrex Mar 2015 #2

Sounds exciting and hopeful. mountain grammy Mar 2015 #3

Please see the HBO/Vice show on cutting edge cancer/vaccine research Sienna86 Mar 2015 #5

Wonderful news riverbendviewgal Mar 2015 #6

I sent it to a friend who survived her tumor malaise Mar 2015 #9

Thank you for your kind words riverbendviewgal Mar 2015 #11

What wonderful news! snacker Mar 2015 #7

But but but vaccines are killers!!!! n/t rocktivity Mar 2015 #8

The tetanus shot was added to a cancer vaccine therapy laureloak Mar 2015 #10

We May be On the Cusp Of A Cure colsohlibgal Mar 2015 #12