Posted on 09/08/2010 8:02:13 AM PDT by Ernest_at_the_Beach
Cancer is a personal disease that varies with each case and is based on one's own environmental and genetic factors. It is normally treated with chemotherapy, which consists of giving patients one or more types of drugs in hopes of this diagnosing and treating cancer cells. The problem with chemotherapy is that it is not selective enough, in that taking a drug which kills fast-growing tumor cells will also kill cells in the hair follicle, due to the fact that cells in the hair follicle are fast-growing as well. This is what leads to hair loss while going through chemotherapy treatments.
But now, Niles Pierce, co-author of this study, along with his team, have created the conditional small RNA molecules to separate the diagnosis and treatment steps by utilizing characteristics found in our DNA and RNA. This will help target cancer cells only, and leave unaffected cells alone.
(Excerpt) Read more at dailytech.com ...
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That sure sounds good .. I hope it’s true and that it will be allowed by the FDA.
Wow, whoever created the human body sure made it marvelous.
Could it be said that it was designed, intelligently?
Am I paranoid for expecting them to say in the next press conference that they need to get the RNA strictly from aborted fetuses?
iirc, this is the process where they yank rna out of the patient, process it and re-inject it in, or something like that.
Time has long passed for eradicating this insidious disease.
Yes, it’s time for a breakthrough. Cancer is horrible.
Stem cells injected from infants actually cause cancer in the recipient. Only their own stem cells have been proven effective. This seems to follow the same logic.
Call me a cynic, but I never believe claims of “without side effects.” That goes double when the topic of discussion has to do with targeted killing of cells.
The problem being that one cannot discuss cancer in the singular -- it is much more a case of "these insidious diseases," because the characteristics of the various types are extremely varied.
I think you’re right. It was also pretty expensive but probably cheaper than current methods of treatment and at the hundred thousand foot level, sounds like it could be more successful.
Cancer is too profitable to certain industries with influence in DC. The cure, if ever, will be coming very slowly.
The true goal is to render cancer “treatable” through a pharmacological regimen. Keeps the money flowing.
There is a person dwelling in my house who feels exactly as you do.
I surely hope you’re both wrong.
I hope I am wrong as well. I’ve buried my Mom, Step-dad and best friend from cancer. Believe me, I’m no fan.
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