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This scientist treated her own cancer with viruses she grew in the lab

Virologist Beata Halassy says self-treatment worked and was a positive experience — but researchers warn that it is not something others should try.
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A scientist who successfully treated her own breast cancer by injecting the tumour with lab-grown viruses has sparked discussion about the ethics of self-experimentation.

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Nature 635, 529-530 (2024)

doi: https://doi.org/10.1038/d41586-024-03647-0

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