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Common cold virus shows promise as cure for BCC, world’s most often diagnosed skin cancer – ABC News
Queensland researchers make a breakthrough in the treatment of the most common form of skin cancer, using a genetically engineered cold virus to kill the tumour…
Queensland researchers have made a breakthrough in the treatment of the most common form of skin cancer, using a genetically engineered cold virus to kill the tumours.
Key points:
- Basal cell carcinoma accounts for 70 per cent of non-melanoma skin cancers in Australia
- The Queensland study involves injecting a genetically modified cold virus directly into a BCC
- Early results have led to a surprisingly high cure rate
Basal Cell Carcinoma (BCC) accounts for 70 p…
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