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This could be huge news.<\/p>\n

United States\u2019 scientists have succeeded in turning cancer cells back into normal cells. So far, they have only done this with cells in a laboratory. But if they can turn cancer cells back into normal cells in the human body, the life-saving potential is enormous.<\/p>\n

From The Telegraph:<\/p>\n

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Cancer cells have been programmed back to normal by scientists in a breakthrough which could lead to new treatments and even reverse tumour growth.<\/p><\/blockquote>\n<\/div>\n

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For the first time aggressive breast, lung and bladder\u00a0cancer cells<\/a>\u00a0have been turned back into harmless benign cells by restoring the function which prevents them from multiplying excessively and forming dangerous growths.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n

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Scientists at the\u00a0Mayo Clinic<\/a>\u00a0in Florida, US, said it was like applying the brakes to a speeding car.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n

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So far it has only been tested on human cells in the lab, but the researchers are hopeful that the technique could one day be used to target tumours so that cancer could be \u2018switched off\u2019 without the need for harsh chemotherapy or surgery.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n

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\u201cWe should be able to re-establish the brakes and restore normal cell function,\u201d said Profesor Panos Anastasiadis, of the Department for Cancer Biology.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/blockquote>\n

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\u201cInitial experiments in some aggressive types of cancer are indeed very promising.<\/p>\n

\u201cIt represents an unexpected new biology that provides the code, the software for turning off cancer.\u201d<\/p><\/blockquote>\n<\/div>\n<\/body><\/html>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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