# Bugs as Drugs to Boost Cancer Therapy

- Link: https://www.widthness.com/bugs-as-drugs-to-boost-cancer-therapy/
- Published: 2024-02-11T09:00:17-06:00
- Author: Curated by Theresa Wysocki

Image caption: Bacteria programmed to release special cargo guided cancer immunotherapy to difficult-to-treat solid tumors. Image credit: cgtoolbox via iStockphoto. Article by Danielle Gerhard, PhD. The Scientist – updated January 24, 2024. In the 1890s, physician William Coley injected patients who had cancer with bacteria after learning about patients who experienced spontaneous tumor regression following a concurrent bacterial infection.1 He was one of the first scientists to link immune system activation with […] Click here to view original web page at www.the-scientist.com