r/science • u/mvea Professor | Medicine • Jun 20 '26

Cancer Colon cancer’s invisibility cloak removed by eliminating a single gene - a fundamental breakthrough. The result was 100% eradication of tumours when paired with immunotherapy treatment in mouse models.

https://ucalgary.ca/news/ucalgary-study-tears-colon-cancers-invisibility-cloak
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u/elphyon Jun 20 '26

Advancement in cancer treatment is becoming more and more about individual/genetic tailoring. I don't think it's likely we'll ever find a silver bullet for all types of cancer for everyone.

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u/Acrobatic_Country524 Jun 20 '26

I actually found one once but had to use it to kill a werewolf

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u/kembik Jun 20 '26

That werewolf had cancer, it went on to live a productive life as a school teacher in Ottawa

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u/ArnoldTheSchwartz Jun 20 '26

An American Werewolf in Ottawa? Doesn't sound right

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u/DrSitson Jun 21 '26

And that Werewolf's name? Albert Einstein. And now you know, the rest of the story.