Studies Underscore Link Between Nutrition And Nonmelanoma Skin Cancers
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...er tests of the method proveas successful as these early studies, scientists could begin human trials in thenext year or two. For the study, scientists used a gene therapy protocol widely used inresearch of human cancer in animal models: They stimulated cellular expressionof a herpes simplex virus...Prostate Cancer Switch May Yield Map Of Cancer Machinery, Targets For Drugs
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