Why Leukemia Can Return After Chemotherapy

Scientist from the Weizmann Institute of Science researched the possible reasons why leukemia returned after chemotherapy and patients reaching remission. It looks like they forgot to research about the immune system’s wonderful ability to help fight cancer. Their new research revealed that the cancer involves a breakdown in the body’s mechanism that works to regulate the pace of cell division. Cancer cells can divide rapidly, and if not totally stopped, can overtake the body. I think any cancer patient already has that figured out.

Professor Ethan Shapiro of the Weizman Institute’s Biological Chemistry and Applied Mathematics and Computer Sciences Department, …read more