Possible New Cancer Treatment Test

The New York Times reported today of a possible new cancer attacking
treatment which has come from researchers in Australia. The test has proven
to be promising and effective when tested on animals. Doctors not only in
Australia, but in the US are thrilled at the prospect because later down the
line such treatments could mean patients wouldn't have to undergo
painstaking chemotherapy treatments.

The New York Times article said, "The EnGeneIC researchers said they had
conducted successful safety tests in a large number of monkeys and will
start safety trials in patients with all kinds of solid tumors in three
Melbourne hospitals next month. They said they had discussed licensing their
technology with large pharmaceutical companies and others."

However many doctors are still wary of promoting such treatments too soon as
many in the past have been ineffective on humans after positive trials on
animals. Still the best way to prevent cancers is to have proper
preventative screening methods which promote early detection, especially for
treatable (if caught early enough) cancers like colon cancer.

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