Scientists find Achilles' heel of cancer

london - British scientists think they have got the Achilles heel of cancer. That is the key conclusion of their long-term research to combat the disease.

The immune system of the human body can be used to fight cancer with success, even when the disease has reached an advanced stage, said the researchers from the prestigious University College London said in a statement. Also rapidly mutating tumors such as lung cancer can be fought in the future.

The immune system can potentially recognize every cancer cell in a tumor and then destroy them, researchers now believe. These so-called immunotherapy will eventually replace the fight against cancer with drugs. Cancer cells differ greatly from each other. By vaccinating the immune system, all malignant cells can recognize and destroy.

The first tests on patients are held in two years.