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		DaveWalk on May 15, 2014 \| parent \| context \| favorite \| on: Woman’s cancer killed by measles virus in trial You've got a good concern, just backwards: the virus is cleared from the patient, but the body becomes immune to the virus. Thus, it can only be used one time, which may limit the therapy's effectiveness.

kevin818 on May 15, 2014 [–]

Yes this is what I was curious about. As happy and excited I am for the breakthrough, I'm also nervous about the repercussions of it.

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