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In what some are calling a breakthrough, researchers at Stanford University found that 87 of 90 mice were cured of cancer after their solid tumors were injected with immune-stimulating agents. These injections caused the tumors to regress, eliminating even distant metastases.
The approach works for many different types of cancers, including those that arise spontaneously. The researchers said they believe the local application of very small amounts of vaccine could serve as a rapid and relatively inexpensive cancer therapy that is unlikely to cause the adverse side effects often seen with common treatments like chemotherapy and radiation.
The approach works for many different types of cancers, including those that arise spontaneously. The researchers said they believe the local application of very small amounts of vaccine could serve as a rapid and relatively inexpensive cancer therapy that is unlikely to cause the adverse side effects often seen with common treatments like chemotherapy and radiation.