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Sep. 02, 2011
Delivering Viruses To Try And Kill Tumors
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| Writing in the journal Nature, researchers report some early success using a systemically delivered, engineered virus to try and kill cancer tumors. University of Ottawa professor of medicine John Bell explains the study and the response of patients who received the virus. |
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John C. Bell
Senior Scientist, Ottawa Hospital Research Institute
Professor of Medicine, University of Ottawa
Ottawa, Ontario, Canada
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