Scientists take cells from the patients body and mate them with a form of HIV (yes the virus that causes AIDS) and by doing that these genetic super cells will multiply by the thousands - destroying all cancer cells that it encounters. For CCL patients this is a very promising treatment and is a great alternative to bone marrow transplants. It has only been tested on 3 patients - why you ask? Nobody would fund the research.
So - now here is my $64 question. Which entity will keep this treatment from ever coming to fruition? Big Pharma, Cancer research charities (they have a lot to lose by finding a cure) or Obamacare which kills a lot of research?
Saturday, August 20, 2011
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