• Question: which cancer is closest to a cure

    Asked by hannah to Michael on 19 Nov 2015. This question was also asked by pashers.
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      Michael Kyriakides answered on 19 Nov 2015:

      Hi @hannah! I was reading recently that scientists were able to manipulate malaria and use it to kill most types of cancer. That would be great news if true but i don’t expect it to happen anytime soon since it will have to pass all of the safety tests.

      Diseases such as breast and colon cancer are very commonly treatable but at the end of the day the probability of curing a specific type of cancer will depend on how early we detect it. Even the smallest threat can develop into something serious if we allow it to grow.

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