Can this leukemia research be turned into treatments for other cancers?
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Can this leukemia research be turned into treatments for other cancers?

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      • August 10, 2011 at 8:18 pm
      MichaelFL
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      Great story. I hope it is true and not buried somewhere in the desert.

      Many comments too. I like this one the best:

      This research is not funded because pharmaceutical companies stand to make more money on patients who received treatment for years, as opposed to a patient receiving one shot and going into remissions. That is the answer.

      Michael

      • August 10, 2011 at 8:18 pm
      MichaelFL
      Participant

      Great story. I hope it is true and not buried somewhere in the desert.

      Many comments too. I like this one the best:

      This research is not funded because pharmaceutical companies stand to make more money on patients who received treatment for years, as opposed to a patient receiving one shot and going into remissions. That is the answer.

      Michael

        • August 10, 2011 at 8:31 pm
        MichaelFL
        Participant

        Wow! 30 more comments in the time it took me to write two.

        • August 10, 2011 at 8:31 pm
        MichaelFL
        Participant

        Wow! 30 more comments in the time it took me to write two.

        • August 10, 2011 at 9:26 pm
        MariaH
        Participant

        Let's hope it is true!!

        • August 10, 2011 at 9:26 pm
        MariaH
        Participant

        Let's hope it is true!!

        • August 11, 2011 at 4:01 am
        JakeinNY
        Participant

        Certainly an interesting comment.

        • August 11, 2011 at 4:01 am
        JakeinNY
        Participant

        Certainly an interesting comment.

      • August 10, 2011 at 10:45 pm
      James from Sydney
      Participant

      thanks Jake for posting this. It sounds a bit like the TIL process that NCI does for Melanoma except for one thing they have established a way to multiply the number of white blood cells in your body! not in the Lab. Come on Scientists share the knowledge imagine how successful TIL would be if your white cells kept multiplying within your body!

      Maybe i misread the article but this is monumental stuff but with all science it must be tested on a larger audience.best wishes

      James

      • August 10, 2011 at 10:45 pm
      James from Sydney
      Participant

      thanks Jake for posting this. It sounds a bit like the TIL process that NCI does for Melanoma except for one thing they have established a way to multiply the number of white blood cells in your body! not in the Lab. Come on Scientists share the knowledge imagine how successful TIL would be if your white cells kept multiplying within your body!

      Maybe i misread the article but this is monumental stuff but with all science it must be tested on a larger audience.best wishes

      James

        • August 11, 2011 at 4:05 am
        JakeinNY
        Participant

        Anytime James. It seems like an incredible breakthrough. Time will tell.

        • August 11, 2011 at 4:05 am
        JakeinNY
        Participant

        Anytime James. It seems like an incredible breakthrough. Time will tell.

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