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From: "Olaf Henny" <>
Subject: Reovirus May Cure Cancer
Date: Thu, 12 Nov 1998 21:41:00 -0800

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Subject: Reovirus May Cure Cancer Report will be published in today's
"Science"  

A research team in the University of Calgary led by Dr. Patrick Lee has
established that a human reovirus injected into human derived cancers in
mice will (quoting the TV report as closely as I can remember) "uses the
signal that makes the cancer grow to reproduce itself and kill the
cancerous cells."  The virus has apparently been successful in the healing
of brain (I am not sure if I heard this one correctly), breast and
prostate cancers.  

Human trials are expected to begin in 18 months at the earliest.  

Best,  

Olaf  

 


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