Jeffrey Frelinger wrote:
>> Been done for years. The problem is there are already lots of cacner cells
> in the patients body, so you need to do something different. The different
> is waht people have failed to figure out.
> At 06:49 PM 1/4/96 +0000, Bayu_Prawira wrote:
> >Hi fellows,
> >
> >We know that the problem in treating cancers, especially in metastatic cases,
> >is closely related to immunology, that is how to recognise cancer cells to
> >attack and to save healthy cells. And we know also that the most reliable
> >'weapon' for that is our own immune system.
> >
> >I have the idea why not trying to challenge the immune system of a cancer
> >patient with the cancer cells itself, weakened if necessary, and inject them
> >intracutaneously. I expect the immune system will be agitated by the injection
> >and start to develop cell-mediated immune reactions and attack the other
> >cancer cells in the patient's body.
> >
> >I'm wondering whether this idea has been tried or not.
> >
> >Regards,
> >
> >Bayu P. Hie
> >
> >
> >
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