PROGRESS IN CANCER RESEARCH
Researchers at
Sahlgrenska University Hospital have started a study in which they look at the
connection between a new tick mite and cancer, reports P4 Gothenburg.
- We are
investigating whether this tick-borne bacterium neoehrlichia could somehow
cause the development of lymph node cancer, says professor and senior physician
Christine Wennerås to the radio.
Between five and
15 percent of ticks in Sweden are estimated to carry the infection. Depending
on the results of the study, the cancer could be treated in a new way – where
the patient avoids cytostatics (cytotoxins).
The study includes over a hundred patients and is expected to be completed in 3–4 years.
Source: Forskare misstänker: Ny fästingsmitta
orsakar cancer (omni.se) (translated)
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