Salmonella can be used in cancer therapy

Employees of the University of Minnesota, suggested the use of salmonella - the causative agent of intestinal infections, which got into the food can cause serious illness - for medicinal purposes.

Researchers at the Masonic Cancer Center suggest that the effects of salmonella could have a therapeutic effect for malignancies in organs adjacent to the intestine. It is the liver, spleen and large intestine - that is, areas in which Salmonella penetrates. Scientists say that you can make the bacteria to attack cancer cells.

For example, in the sixties of the XIX century it was reported that a citizen of Austria with a large cancerous tumor became ill with salmonellosis. After that the tumor had decreased significantly, almost entirely disappeared, but the man could not survive because of salmonella, he died.
Applying genetic techniques, researchers created a type of salmonella that attacks cancer cells. The drug gets into the very simple - with the water you drink.

This method is not intended to substitute for other methods of cancer treatment. However, the authors technique argue that it is a very promising trend that promises to bear fruit in the fight against cancer. It is more affordable and less toxic alternative to chemical and radiation therapy.