A cure for cancer: how to kill a killer

Revolutionary work on the body ’s immune system and a host of new drug trials mean that beating cancer may be achievableLast month, the Nobel prize in medicine was awarded fortwo breakthrough scientific discoveries heralded as having “revolutionised cancer treatment”, and “fundamentally changed the way we view how cancer can be managed”. One of them went to a charismatic, harmonica-playing Texan namedJim Allison for his breakthrough advances in cancer immunotherapy. His discovery had resulted in transformative outcomes for cancer patients and a radical new direction for cancer research.And yet many cancer patients, and even some doctors, have hardly heard of cancer immunotherapy or refuse to believe it. Those who have struggle to make sense of the new menu of options and sort reasonable hope from overblown hype.Continue reading...
Source: Guardian Unlimited Science - Category: Science Authors: Tags: Cancer research Medical research Immunology Biochemistry and molecular biology Health Science Source Type: news