Gene Therapy for Cancer: Questions and Answers
Internet URL
http://www.cancer.gov/cancertopics/factsheet/Therapy/gene
Sponsoring Agency
National Cancer Institute, National Institutes of Health
Description
Gene therapy is an experimental treatment that involves introducing genetic material into a person’s cells to fight disease. This fact sheet answers questions about gene therapy for cancer, including what genes are, how gene therapy is being studied in the treatment of cancer, how genes are transferred into cells so that gene therapy can take place, and more.
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