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Last Year's Virus, This Year's Cancer Treatment, Olivia Collins Apr 2018

Last Year's Virus, This Year's Cancer Treatment, Olivia Collins

BU Well

For hundreds of years, cancer has stumped medical professionals across the world as a cure evaded them. Now, a new approach to battling cancer has entered the arena: viruses. The concept of using one deadly disease to cure another has elevated cancer research to an entirely new level, with some promising results. This article examines recent research regarding the use of a modified measles virus in improving cancer outcomes.