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Scientists managed to grow a transplant from the patient's stem cells

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25 August 2011, 00:42

Cancer is the most common cause of death in the world, from it more than seven million people die each year. Cancer can affect any part of the body, and the chances of survival may vary depending on the type of cancer and where the patient lives. However, in recent years, medical science has been able to achieve some progress in the fight against this terrible disease. So, recently doctors rescued the patient, having made for him a transplant from his own stem cells.

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