Gene therapy leads way in hunt for cancer cure

GENE therapy is being hailed by a leading cancer research unit as a possible cure for the disease.

Gene therapy leads way in hunt for cancer cure

The Cork Cancer Research Centre says it is “excited” by pre-clinical results.

The results show that injecting two particular genes into a tumour sends the immune system into overdrive so the body attacks the tumour — killing the disease.

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