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Killing Cancer With a Virus

Posted by Hemos on from the kill-it-dead dept.

just___giver writes "The U.S. National Cancer Institute has just decided to fund multiple human clinical studies to test the reovirus. This naturally occuring virus has a remarkable ability to infect and kill cancer cells, without affecting normal, healthy cells. Here is a before and after picture of a terminal patient with an actively growing neck tumour that had failed to respond to conventional treatments. This tumour was eliminated with only a single injection of the Reovirus. Researchers at Oncolytics Biotech have shown that the Reovirus can kill many types of cancer, including breast, prostate, pancreatic and brain tumours. Human clinical trial results indicate that there are no safety concerns and that the reovirus shrinks and even eliminates tumours injected with this virus. Numerous other third party studies show that the reovirus should be an important discovery in the treatment of 2/3 of all human cancers."

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  1. Side effects include... by dang-a-pin · · Score: -1, Offtopic

    getting on all fours and barking like a dog!

  2. So, you see these signs too, Dr. Black? by Anonymous Coward · · Score: -1, Offtopic

    Why sure Mrs. Rectangular.

  3. Awesome! by Anonymous Coward · · Score: -1, Offtopic

    Um, first post, grits, um, whatever, but seriously.. this is really wonderful news and very exciting!

  4. Re:Yeah but.... by Perl-Pusher · · Score: -1, Offtopic

    Imagine a beowulf .....

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  6. I heard about this in the 80's... by Ignominious+Poltroon · · Score: -1, Offtopic
    Duran Duran predicted this in their song abour reoviruses. "Oh reo reo, I am dancing on the sand..."

    I'm here all week.

  7. Re:Get down... by Anonymous Coward · · Score: -1, Offtopic

    Everytime I see Jesus up on that cross, I can't help but think that he looks kinda hot.

  8. Re:..."non-pathogenic virus"... by Anonymous Coward · · Score: -1, Offtopic

    In Soviet Russia the reovirus lollipops lick you.

  9. Re:good... by Anonymous Coward · · Score: -1, Offtopic

    You, sir are worse than SATAN!

  10. Killing Cancer With a Virus by Anonymous Coward · · Score: -1, Offtopic

    Yay!! That means we can rid society of the cancer that is communism when this virus is ready!

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  12. Re:Okay, lets try it then... by Saeger · · Score: 0, Offtopic
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  13. order restored in many cities by JimmytheGeek · · Score: 0, Offtopic

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