Using microbes to fight cancer Bacteria have been linked to cancer treatment for more than a century. Now researchers are trying to turn them into actual therapies. Written byBree Foster, PhD

Using microbes to fight cancer Bacteria have been linked to cancer treatment for more than a century. Now researchers are trying to turn them into actual therapies. Written byBree Foster, PhD https://www.drugdiscoverynews.com/using-microbes-to-fight-cancer-17478 More than 130 years ago, New York surgeon William Coley noticed that some cancer patients experienced tumor regression after developing severe bacterial infections. His observations led him to develop Coley’s toxins, a mixture of killed bacteria intended to stimulate the immune system against cancer.