Cure for cancer might accidentally have been found, and it could be malaria

Cure for cancer might accidentally have been found, and it could be malaria(independent.co.uk)

11 points by sreya 9 years ago | 3 comments

earcaraxe 9 years ago |

It's not a cure, a malaria protein could be used as a delivery method to deliver toxins to cancer sites. It's a step in the right direction, but a poor headline.

Aaargh20318 9 years ago | |

It's a big step though. Killing cancer cells is easy. The difficult bit is killing only cancer cells. This seems to be a promising way to do that.

earcaraxe 9 years ago | | |

Oh absolutely, I'm not trying to discredit the work, I think it could be a big step. I'm just tired of seeing headlines every month or so that say "cure for cancer discovered" when it's only a promising incremental step that's only in mouse trials.

Titles like these can be cruel for people fighting or with loved ones fighting because it's a false sense of hope for those who currently need it.

I am stoked about the research though, the ability to actually distinguish between cancer and noncancerous cells is a huge breakthrough if this translates into humans.