Breakthrough in cancer research could spawn new treatments

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Breakthrough in cancer research could spawn new treatments

http://www.cnn.com/2016/03/04/health/cancer-treatment-research-breakthrough/index.html

CNN/By Holly Yan, CNN Updated 6:40 PM ET, Fri March 4, 2016

"(CNN)—A new breakthrough in cancer research could lead to a novel form of cancer treatment -- one that is highly specialized for each patient.

Researchers discovered that even though cancer cells mutate wildly within a person's body, the cancer cells within each patient also have common mutations -- ones that could be isolated and fought off by certain immune cells. "