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[–] 10 points 1 year ago (2 children)

If the patient dies of measles, then, technically, they're now immune from cancer.

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  • [–] 5 points 1 year ago

    Well, probably.

    https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Henrietta_Lacks

    Henrietta Lacks (born Loretta Pleasant; August 1, 1920 – October 4, 1951)[2] was an African-American woman[5] whose cancer cells are the source of the HeLa cell line, the first immortalized human cell line[B] and one of the most important cell lines in medical research. An immortalized cell line reproduces indefinitely under specific conditions, and the HeLa cell line continues to be a source of invaluable medical data to the present day.[7][8]

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