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Posted on Nov 2nd 2007 4:02PM by Brian WhiteFiled Under: Diet & Weight Loss
Although the virus is generally associated with sickness and even tragic, terminal health conditions, one virus may actually be incredibly helpful if the conclusion from a new study this week is correct.There is at least one virus that has cancer-fighting abilities which could be harnessed to treat some metastatic cancers, according to the study published in the November 7 issue of the Journal of the National Cancer Institute.
In what sounds like a reference to apple juice, the virus -- named Seneca Valley Virus-001 -- was found to be effective in treating cancer cells from various cancers that included lung, pediatric and eye cancer in immune-deficient mice. Although this treatment for cancer is actually a virus, some experts still have questions. Still, it's a promising development.
