In addition to last week’s Health Matters Show on viruses, it’s important to know that scientists are also using viruses as other types of delivery vehicles, namely to fight cancer.

EXAMPLE: for years Duke University has worked to develop a vaccine for glioblastoma brain tumors. To learn more about their research and patient care program, of which Duke University is a leader, check out the link to this research.

It’s been a long, difficult, expensive road for Duke, the patients and the families affected by the glioblastoma cancers, but the research is making impressive progress.

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Quite a few years ago, my aunt was killed by a glioblastoma brain tumor and she died prematurely, her body otherwise quite healthy. She was a test subject and avid patient and supporter of Duke. They estimated that she lived at least six to nine months longer than she would have, if she had done nothing. Test results indicate that this time period has lengthened, as the research and treatment improves. I am so grateful that my aunt’s quality of life was darned good until the end.

The research is continuing to show progress in this area and I encourage you to look into this for yourself if you are in need of help and information about glioblastoma cancers. But, in the end, decide for yourself what is best for you.

Find information about how they are conducting research on the peptides drawn from tumors with heat shock proteins. They even used this research to aid the late Senator Edward Kennedy in his fight to overcome glioblastoma brain cancer.

Also, be sure to check out this basic information video resource below. It will acquaint you with how the immune system works to fight off a foreign invader. It’s a simple explanation that goes a long way towards helping you understand the process of how your immune system must be working well if it is to do its part in helping you fight off every disease-promoting entity that comes your way. Fibromyalgia, Chronic Fatigue Syndrome, cancers and more. Surely, there are a lot of them! Not all come in the form of a virus, but they still challenge your immune system none the less. This video is provided by Discovery Health.

Thank you so much and work toward keeping your immune system strong!
Cinda Crawford, host of the Health Matters Show