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New Treatment Trains Immune System To Kill Cancer

Posted by kdawson on from the going-after-the-root dept.

Al writes "A vaccine in clinical trials at the University of Pittsburgh School of Medicine triggers the human immune system to attack a faulty protein that's often abundant in colorectal cancer tissue and precancerous tissue. If it works as hoped, it could remove the need for repeated colonoscopies in patients at high risk for developing colorectal cancer. The vaccine has already proven safe in patients with advanced pancreatic cancer. It works by spurring the body to manufacture antibodies against the abnormal version of a mucous protein called MUC1. While moderate amounts of the protein are found in the lining of normal intestines, high levels of a defective form of MUC1 are present in about half of advanced adenomas and the majority of colorectal cancers."

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  1. Who wants.. by SEWilco · · Score: 2, Funny

    ... a Scoobie snack? Who's a good immune cell? Yes you are! You are!

    1. Re:Who wants.. by TheRealMindChild · · Score: 2, Funny

      That really isn't fair. No one, whether man or his best friend, can resist a Scooby Snack(TM)

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  2. This treatment... by Noodles · · Score: 2, Funny

    kicks ass!

    1. Re:This treatment... by sys.stdout.write · · Score: 4, Funny

      I can't believe people have actually claimed that the quality of Slashdot comments has gone down in recent years.

      How could you possibly claim that with gems like these?

  3. Still no cure for... by BlueBoxSW.com · · Score: 2, Funny

    Oh, wait. Never mind.

  4. Re:Beware of the hype by techno-vampire · · Score: 3, Funny
    anti-tolerance drugs

    Is that what religious/political extremists take to make them act the way they do?

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