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Cancer - Genetics
GENE therapy is now being used to treat some cancer patients at the Christie
Hospital in Manchester.
The vaccine is made from a protein which disguises cancer cells and hides them
from the body's defence system.
Injected into a muscle, it triggers the immune system into destroying this
''copy'' protein. The aim is to teach the immune system to recognise the cancer
protein whenever it occurs, and destroy it.
Such treatments promise more efficient, kinder treatments than chemotherapy
for low-grade lymphoma - cancer which attacks the immune system.
Links
Department of Health Gene Therapy Advisory Committee
Human Genetics Commission
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