Zika Could Potentially Stop Cancer from Recurring
Zika infects and kills the stem cells that turns into cancer
Annika Castaneda | Science | 9/8/2017
Studies say that in human cells, the Zika virus infected and killed the stem cells that become a glioblastoma, or an aggressive brain tumor, but it left healthy brain cells alone. Will this create a new cure or treatment, or will it also spread through your whole body too?
Jeremy Rich, and a team of scientists think they can help cure glioblastoma, the type of cancer that the U.S. Senator John McCain was diagnosed with in July. And unfortunately, most patients live only about a year after they are diagnosed with glioblastoma. In recent studies of human cells, Zika infected glioblastoma stem cells and halted their growth, therefore allowing patients to live longer. …show more content…
This is a total game changer so many more people who are diagnosed with glioblastoma can live longer and spend more time with their families. If you were just diagnosed with it, would you accept the Zika treatment or have the possibility of risking an earlier death? If it was me, I would totally chose the Zika treatment over chemotherapy, one because it is amazing that a virus can help the body, two, I could live longer, and three you don’t become bald, as a mark of having cancer.
Rich and his group of other scientists are now testing in mice whether combining Zika with traditional cancer treatments such as chemotherapy is more effective than the Zika or Chemotherapy treatment by itself. Because Zika targets the cells that generate tumor cells, it might prevent tumors from coming back. And wouldn’t that be
Zika infects and kills the stem cells that turns into cancer
Annika Castaneda | Science | 9/8/2017
Studies say that in human cells, the Zika virus infected and killed the stem cells that become a glioblastoma, or an aggressive brain tumor, but it left healthy brain cells alone. Will this create a new cure or treatment, or will it also spread through your whole body too?
Jeremy Rich, and a team of scientists think they can help cure glioblastoma, the type of cancer that the U.S. Senator John McCain was diagnosed with in July. And unfortunately, most patients live only about a year after they are diagnosed with glioblastoma. In recent studies of human cells, Zika infected glioblastoma stem cells and halted their growth, therefore allowing patients to live longer. …show more content…
This is a total game changer so many more people who are diagnosed with glioblastoma can live longer and spend more time with their families. If you were just diagnosed with it, would you accept the Zika treatment or have the possibility of risking an earlier death? If it was me, I would totally chose the Zika treatment over chemotherapy, one because it is amazing that a virus can help the body, two, I could live longer, and three you don’t become bald, as a mark of having cancer.
Rich and his group of other scientists are now testing in mice whether combining Zika with traditional cancer treatments such as chemotherapy is more effective than the Zika or Chemotherapy treatment by itself. Because Zika targets the cells that generate tumor cells, it might prevent tumors from coming back. And wouldn’t that be