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Could the measles virus be key in the fight against cancer?

The Canadian Breast Cancer Foundation is reporting a promising new development has been discovered in Atlantic Canada at Dalhousie Medical School.

A study done by Researcher Dr. Christopher Richardson indicates cancer cells are vulnerable to the measles virus.

This could mean the measles virus might be used successfully to eradicate cancer tumours and, in the long-term, a vaccine could potentially be developed to treat cancer patients.