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Looking into the BBC News blog, I found something of interest. It was titled "Virus jab may help combat cancer".

Presently, the leading cause of premature death in the world is a product of cancer. A diagnosis with the “mutation” (cell wise) can render one invalid, altering the life of the host eternally. The disease has claimed the lives of over 201,000 people (in the year 2000) in the United States within the short frame of a year. It has the potential to cause many more deaths in this country (and around the world), but luckily, a promising new vaccine has been utilized to counteract the disease’s deadly consequences. The vaccine was devised, initially, to combat a virus known as EBV. Research has shown though, that the vaccine may be more of a multipurpose entity. Although it was traditionally used to battle the EBV virus, the vaccine has also been proven to counteract certain cancers which are infected with the EBV virus. The vaccine targets two proteins that are evident in cancer- mutated cells, which when eliminated, destroy the cancer. Tremendous benefits regarding the well being of people will arise from the universal usage of the vaccine. More lives will be spared if this vaccine is employed around the globe, so consideration regarding the implementation of such vaccines in hospitals (all around the world) should be widespread.