Math could help cure leukemia

Courtesy EurekAlert! - Mathematics and Statistics  Wed, 06/18/2008 - 23:00

(University of Maryland) In a recent study that combined math and medicine, researchers have shown that patients with chronic myelogenous leukemia may be cured of the disease with an optimally timed cancer vaccine, where the timing is determined based on their own immune response.


 

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