A virus to cure cancer?

[jacey]

charlieallery highlighted this and though it may not be the One True Cure the article makes very interesting reading and it seems worthwhile donating a bit. If the appeal can gather strength (I'd say 'go viral' but you'd all groan) this could be funded by us - people not interestested in getting a rake off from the profits but only interested in the eventual benefits for all. Apparently because this potential cure for neuroendocrine cancer (which is what recently killed Steve Jobs and is incresing rapidly in its occurrence) is not 'patentable' the big research companies are not interested in funding it. For a million quid (surely not much in terms of its potential benefit) the researchers at Sweden's Uppsala University can take this to clinical trials.

http://www.telegraph.co.uk/health/healthnews/9508895/A-virus-that-kills-cancer-the-cure-thats-waiting-in-the-coldc.html

http://www.uu.se/en/support/oncolytic

Just for the record, 100 Swedish kroner is £9.66 at today's exchange rate.

I've donated.