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Using Anthrax To Fight Cancer

Posted by timothy on from the if-it's-not-one-thing dept.

StarEmperor writes "According to this BBC news article, scientists have used a version of the anthrax toxin to kill tumors in mice. The toxin was so effective that after just one treatment tumours were reduced in size by up to 92%."

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  1. Unfortunately by Anonymous Coward · · Score: 5, Funny

    "The toxin was so effective that after just one treatment tumours were reduced in size by up to 92%" ...but unfortunately, the scientists haven't figured out a way to keep the anthrax from killing the mice, but they remain optimistic. "The last mouse took 72 hours before it suffering respiratory failure, and tumor reduction was still 86%!"

  2. Update to the Article by Inexile2002 · · Score: 5, Funny

    Scientists in the US have come forward to confirm the British findings and excitedly add that Winger, Pantera and Judas Priest have also shown promising results. Cancer patients are urged to use 80's metal with caution however, as side effects such as mullets, Pointac Firebird ownership and acid wash jeans can often overshadow the original illness.

    1. Re:Update to the Article by dpp · · Score: 3, Funny

      Yeah, and you wouldn't want to go down with a case of heavy metal poisoning.

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  3. Re:Effectiveness by Big+Sean+O · · Score: 5, Funny

    Gee, I could have told you that large doses of anthrax would stop tumor growth.

    Oh, you wanted the patient to live?

    um... sorry... next comment...

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  4. Gives new meaning to the phrase... by Dr.+Photo · · Score: 3, Funny

    ... "the cure is worse than the disease"

  5. Statistics by droyad · · Score: 4, Funny

    after just one treatment tumours were reduced in size by up to 92% . Scientist believe this was due to 92% of the rats dying and being eaten

  6. Oh, so now .... by Muad'Dave · · Score: 3, Funny

    North Korea and Iraq are going to claim they're just doing cancer research? "Cancer research, yeah, that's the ticket!"

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  7. It goes to show... by On+Lawn · · Score: 4, Funny


    Its just one of many ways that Anthrax is like The Cure.