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Day September 20, 2010

Smallpox and Other Viruses Hijacked to Help Fight Cancer

In 1796, Edward Jenner showed that the cowpox virus could be used to inoculate people against smallpox. Today, the same vaccine is being looked at as a potential treatment against cancer. Vaccinia poxvirus is just one of several viruses that has been hijacked for the purpose of killing cancer tumors (herpesvirus is another high profile [...]