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Thursday, August 31, 2006

Scientists alter cells to fight melanoma (AP)

Melanoma cells are seen in an undated microscopic photo from the National Cancer Instititue. Genetically altered immune cells wiped out tumors in two men with a deadly form of skin cancer and kept the patients disease-free for at least 18 months U.S. scientists said on Thursday. REUTERS/HandoutAP - Government scientists turned regular blood cells into tumor attackers that wiped out all signs of cancer in two men with advanced melanoma. The striking finding unveiled Thursday marks an important step in the quest for gene therapy for cancer.


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