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Daily Mirror
Daily Mirror
Jessica Knibbs

Cancer patients' tumours shrink and disappear after treatment with herpes virus

There have been significant advances in the treatment of cancer over the last five years.

In addition to progress in the development of targeted therapy, virus therapy has emerged as another new possible therapeutic option.

The use of viruses is based on early observations in the mid-1950s that showed some viruses could infect and kill certain cancer blood cells.

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