Immunity to a Common Virus Could Help Treat Tumors

Immunity to a common virus may provide new treatment options for tumors, according to Shelby Bradford in The Scientist. Many cancer patients today have more treatment options than in the past, but for certain cancers like pancreatic cancer, surgery and chemotherapy remain the only available therapies. Tatiana Hurtado de Mendoza, a cancer biologist at the University of California, San Diego, is exploring better options for treatment.