Trial shows virus hits cancer, spares normal cells  Mid-stage trial in liver cancer patients  under way Another big step in ‘customizing’ viruses to target tumors Reovirus attacking a cancer cell By Deena Beasley Aug 3, 2011 (Reuters) – Researchers have shown for the first time that a single intravenous infusion of a genetically engineered virus […]

Dr. Mary “Nora” Disis, a national leader in cancer-vaccine research, said her area of expertise is also making major strides within the field of immunotherapy. She points to this past year as a sure sign of progress, when three advanced clinical studies showed the benefits of vaccination in patients with prostate cancer, follicular lymphoma and […]

The Immune System: The Power Within In the search for cancer cures, it turns out that some of the most powerful answers have been inside us all along! Most cancer treatments extract a high toll from patients. Chemotherapy and radiation kill cancer cells but also ravage healthy ones. The often-toxic treatments are painful and carry […]