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		zacinbusiness on May 15, 2014 \| parent \| context \| favorite \| on: Woman’s cancer killed by measles virus in trial Virus therapy has been on the table for a long time in the cancer fight. Because we can manipulate a virus and have it deliver highly targeted attacks, the idea of destroying cancers while ignoring healthy cells is sort if the holy grail of cancer treatment research.

brazzy on May 15, 2014 [–]

> the idea of destroying cancers while ignoring healthy cells is sort if the holy grail of cancer treatment research.

More like: it's the problem that every effective cancer therapy solves in some (so far always limited) way.

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