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Old 04-19-2008, 12:57 PM   #84 (permalink)
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Originally Posted by supertom View Post
the thing is that , if the white cells kill all the cancer cells than there wont need to be any white cells, cause theres no need. But if the cancer cells kill the white cells, than cancer just takes over even if the white cells are gone.
White cells don't fight cancer - they don't recognise it as foreign matter. But assuming they did, you still want them around after the cancer is gone in case another cancer shows up. That's how the body works (only vs infection, not cancer).
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