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Scientists Show Stem Cells Don't Cause Cancer, U.S. News & World Report
 









Excerpts: Solving this problem is an important step before moving on to
potential therapies  A major concern with using stem cells to treat disease has
been the possibility that the retrovirus used to implant the cells might cause
cancer, but now a group of scientists appears to have solved that problem. (...)
 In addition, there has been a fear that using a retrovirus to implant stem
cells results in an increased risk of cancer. This study showed that doesn't
happen, Taylor said. "It proves, without a doubt, that these cells are safe for
human use," he noted.Editor's Note: Is this "Proof without a doubt" in the
context of so many different types of cancer with so many pathways really a
scientific statement?
Source: Scientists Show Stem Cells Don't Cause Cancer[
http://health.usnews.com/usnews/health/healthday/080214/scientists-show-stem-cells-dont-cause-cancer.htm
], Steven Reinberg, U.S. News & World Report, 08/02/14

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