Cancer Patients Could Tolerate Chemo Better and Live Longer

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By Molly Grady

There's a new way to protect brain cancer patients from chemotherapy side effects.

Chemo shrinks brain tumors but can also damage bone marrow.

In a new study, Seattle researchers genetically modified the bone marrow stem cells of three patients giving the marrow cells a protective shield.

All three patients were able to tolerate chemotherapy better, which allowed them to live longer.
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