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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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Review Date

5/23/2007

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