Potential cancer breakthrough as scientists finally discover how tumours ‘hijack’ healthy cells to spread around the body Cancer cells ‘hijack’ a process used by healthy cells to spread around the body Metastasis — when cancer spreads — has been incredibly difficult to prevent Researchers have found it hard to identify key drivers of this process … Read more
TERMINALLY ill cancer patients have been given a therapy that uses the herpes virus to destroy cells. Medics in the UK developed the new treatment which also boosts the immune system. 1 Patients were given a modified version of the herpes simplex virus, known as RP2Credit: Getty – Contributor A modified version of the herpes … Read more
A genetically-engineered herpes virus is the new hope to beat cancer after scientists found tumours in terminally ill patients were eradicated or shrunk using the groundbreaking new therapy. An early trial at the Institute for Cancer Research (ICR) in London revealed that a modified version of the herpes simplex virus showed signs of effectiveness in a quarter … Read more