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Doctor's Specialty Often Steers Prostate Cancer Care

U.S. News & World Report | TUESDAY, March 9 (HealthDay News) -- The kind of treatment received by a prostate cancer patient often depends on the type of specialist providing the patient's care, new research shows. US researchers analyzed data on more than 85000 Medicare ...

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Updated:  Tue Mar. 09 2010 12:50:28

  
CTV.ca News Staff
Canadian researchers are working on a fascinating new way to treat prostate cancer using viruses. And while it's still early days, they say their research opens the door to more effective cancer therapies with fewer side effects. 

The treatment uses something called oncolytic viruses, which are viruses that seek out cancer cells, invade them and destroy them. 

While there are a few naturally-occurring oncolytic viruses, in the last decade scientists have been studying how to genetically engineer them to attack specific cancer tumours.
Updated: Tue Mar. 09 2010 12:50:28 CTV.ca News Staff Canadian researchers are working on a fascinating new way to treat prostate cancer using viruses. And while it's still early days, they say their research opens the door to more effective cancer therapies with fewer side effects. The treatment uses something called oncolytic viruses, which are viruses that seek out cancer cells, invade them and destroy them. While there are a few naturally-occurring oncolytic viruses, in the last decade scientists have been studying how to genetically engineer them to attack specific cancer tumours.... Open »
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