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Frog gut bacterium eliminates cancer tumors in mice with a single dose (newatlas.com)
33 points by 0in 4 months ago | hide | past | favorite | 3 comments


If I had late stage cancer and a few months to live, I would be happy to receive a shot because the choice between fully cured or possibly dying a bit sooner is not that bad if you your end is near. I guess many people would.


> fully cured

They tested 9 bacteria types. 2 reduced the cancer a lot for a while. Another made it disappear for a few days. And one made it disappear for a month, until they ended the experiment and killed the mice as usual.

Also, it was quite small, like a ball of 7mm or 1/4 inch. I'm not what would happen with bigger tumors.

So it's promising, but may be a temporal solution.

> dying a bit sooner is not that bad

It also depends on how painful it is.


This will be available at very high cost no doubt.




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