Just Another Blog
Wednesday, December 18, 2002
 
Cool Science

There may be a new treatment option for certain types of cancers. Doctors in Italy appear to have successfully treated a man with liver cancer by taking the liver out of his body, walking it down the block to the local nuclear research reactor, blasting it with streams of neutrons, bringing the liver back, and re-implanting it. A year later, the liver works fine, and the man appears to be tumor free. How cool is that?