Possible Cancer Cure

[manimsoblack]

http://www.reuters.com/article/healt...0090628?rpc=60

SYDNEY (Reuters) - Australian scientists have developed a "trojan horse" therapy to combat cancer, using a bacterially-derived nano cell to penetrate and disarm the cancer cell before a second nano cell kills it with chemotherapy drugs.

The "trojan horse" therapy has the potential to directly target cancer cells with chemotherapy, rather than the current treatment that sees chemotherapy drugs injected into a cancer patient and attacking both cancer and healthy cells.

Sydney scientists Dr Jennifer MacDiarmid and Dr Himanshu Brahmbhatt, who formed EnGenelC Pty Ltd in 2001, said they had achieved 100 percent survival in mice with human cancer cells by using the "trojan horse" therapy in the past two years.

The scientists plan to start human clinical trials in the coming months. Human trials of the cell delivery system will start next week at the Peter MacCullum Cancer Center at the Royal Melbourne Hospital and The Austin at the University of Melbourne.

The therapy, published in the latest Nature Biotechnology journal, sees mini-cells called EDVs (EnGenelC Delivery Vehicle) attach and enter the cancer cell.

More at link.

[Hemlawk]

goooooooooooooooooood news

[hb-rocks]

I heard something about this on the radio last week!

Let's hope the conspirator theorist peeps who think Cancer is a big money-maker and they would never allow a cure are wrong.

[brandotron]

Wow, this is truly amazing if it works. Now THAT'S 21st century medicine! I say we work on flying cars next.

[hb-rocks]

LOL....

[manimsoblack]

Hopefully this doesn't all turn into an I AM Legend scenario

[Wolverine]

I personally hope this works. Good news.

[Muscle Master]

Originally Posted by manimsoblack

Hopefully this doesn't all turn into an I AM Legend scenario

:(

[lafountain]

Would be great if this works. A major step in the right direction.

[Xanthos]

Good news, really good news.

Will keep an eye on developments.
- X

[Zabo]

Originally Posted by manimsoblack

http://www.reuters.com/article/healt...0090628?rpc=60

Hmm.. smells slightly of FEV. Enclave.. if that's you can I has power armor nao?

(If you don't get the Fallout refrence.. go to fallout.wikia.com)

[Thrillz]

Just lost my dad to cancer after a 2 year battle. Honestly if u havent seen what it does to people close to you i wouldnt wish this on my worst enemy. Its bruttle.

[PQ]

Originally Posted by Thrillz

Just lost my dad to cancer after a 2 year battle. Honestly if u havent seen what it does to people close to you i wouldnt wish this on my worst enemy. Its bruttle.

let's all keep our fingers crossed.

[Stooph]

This would be great. I work full time in cancer research and when our work got word of these we were all thrilled. We don't actually work on this trial but if this shows promise then I'm sure similar methods will soon be to follow.