Reprogrammed herpes virus can improve early cancer diagnosis
Reprogrammed herpes virus can improve early cancer diagnosis
Scientists have used a genetically re-engineered herpes virus that selectively hunts down and infects cancerous tumors and then delivers genetic material that prompts cancers to secrete a biomarker and reveal their presence.
Read more on News-Medical-Net
Categories: Breast Cancer Information Tags: cancer, Diagnosis, early, Herpes, improve, Reprogrammed, virus
Virus eyed as new treatment for prostate cancer
Virus eyed as new treatment for prostate cancer
Canadian researchers are working on a fascinating new way to treat prostate cancer using viruses. And while it’s still early days, they say their research opens the door to more effective cancer therapies.
Read more on CTV.ca
Virus can attack prostate cancer
Virus can attack prostate cancer
Researchers in Alberta have successfully tested a new viral approach to treating prostate cancer in a small number of men.
Read more on CBC Nova Scotia
Categories: Breast Cancer Research Tags: attack, cancer, prostate, virus
‘Tame’ virus may help fight cancer
‘Tame’ virus may help fight cancer
A “tame” virus could prove to be a future weapon against prostate cancer, early research suggests.
Read more on Press Assoc. via Yahoo! UK & Ireland News