Monday, May 17, 2010

Plain and simple, I hope this works

There are reports that a vaccine that can either treat and eliminate melanoma (the most dangerous form of skin cancer) or actually prevent it from happening has been developed.

But the thing is, they're just testing it now.

Cancer vaccine breakthrough reported

“This is huge. We could now have a vaccine that can target a tumor and kill it without damage to surrounding healthy tissues or cells,” Professor Lindy Durrant, head researcher at Nottingham University, told Express.co.uk. “In the short term, this could cure some patients with the disease and in the long term the jab could be used to prevent people developing it in the first place.”

I would've waited a couple more years before calling it "huge". Methinks "potentially huge" is more apropos.


I hope you're right, Dr. Durrant. I really do.

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