BREAKING THROUGH CANCERS SHIELD

NANCYL1
NANCYL1 Member Posts: 289
in Lymphoma (Hodgkin and Non-Hodgkin) #1

 

http://www.nytimes.com/2013/10/15/health/breaking-through-cancers-shield.html?hp&_r=1&

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  • jimwins
    jimwins Member Posts: 2,107
    #2
    Interesting and encouraging

    Interesting and encouraging article.  I think someday many diseases and cancers will be cured via immune system tweaking and gene therapy. Thanks for sharing, Nancy :).

  • NANCYL1
    NANCYL1 Member Posts: 289
    #3
    jimwins said:

    Interesting and encouraging

    Interesting and encouraging article.  I think someday many diseases and cancers will be cured via immune system tweaking and gene therapy. Thanks for sharing, Nancy :).

    BREAKING THROUGH CANCER'S SHIELD

    Hello Jim:

    Trying again with hopefully a working link.  It is an interesting article.  Nancy

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    Breaking Through Cancer's Shield

    11 hours ago ... The recent discovery that cancers can evade the immune system by wrapping themselves in a protective shield offered a bonus: a way to try to ...

    October 14, 2013 - By GINA KOLATA - Health - Article - Print Headline: "Breaking Cancer’,s Shield"  NYTIMES.COM

  • Mary N.
    Mary N. Member Posts: 100
    #4
    NANCYL1 said:

    BREAKING THROUGH CANCER'S SHIELD

    Hello Jim:

    Trying again with hopefully a working link.  It is an interesting article.  Nancy

    image

    Breaking Through Cancer's Shield

    11 hours ago ... The recent discovery that cancers can evade the immune system by wrapping themselves in a protective shield offered a bonus: a way to try to ...

    October 14, 2013 - By GINA KOLATA - Health - Article - Print Headline: "Breaking Cancer’,s Shield"  NYTIMES.COM

    The article is intersting and

    The article is intersting and does offer hope.  I think eventually each cancer will be treated by it's cause and the immune system will play a big part.

     

  • girliefighter
    girliefighter Member Posts: 232
    #5
    Nancy,
    Thank you for

    Nancy,

    Thank you for sharing....I am unsure that lymphoma will be effected by this since it is our immune system that has cancer, it does seem like good news for many other patients...any progress is good

    Carie

  • NANCYL1
    NANCYL1 Member Posts: 289
    #6
    girliefighter said:

    Nancy,
    Thank you for

    Nancy,

    Thank you for sharing....I am unsure that lymphoma will be effected by this since it is our immune system that has cancer, it does seem like good news for many other patients...any progress is good

    Carie

    IMMUNOTHERAPY???

     

    http://www.cancer.org/cancer/non-hodgkinlymphoma/detailedguide/non-hodgkin-lymphoma-treating-immunotherapy

     

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