Gene therapy can potentially cure cancer! What is NOT true about this process? This treatment has been successful in patients with advanced stage IV cancer All cancers will respond to the same gene therapy protocol Gene therapy targets only a certain type of cell, and should leave most healthy cells unaffected Gene therapy inserts genes into immune cells Gene therapy can cure cancer in a short amount of time (days or weeks)

Gene therapy can potentially cure cancer! What is NOT true about this process? This treatment has been successful in patients with advanced stage IV cancer All cancers will respond to the same gene therapy protocol Gene therapy targets only a certain type of cell, and should leave most healthy cells unaffected Gene therapy inserts genes into immune cells Gene therapy can cure cancer in a short amount of time (days or weeks)

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Chapter22: Diet And Cancer

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