Landmark studies show that the treatment will last 14 years in the body raising the prospect of a permanent cure for cancer.
Its been dubbed 'a living drug' and will act in a way similar to a vaccine by being constantly alert of the cancer disease returning.
94 percent of terminally ill patients saw the disease disappear once the therapy was administered to them.
The treatment is created from T-cells- white blood cells which normally fight off bacteria andd viruses.
They are removed from the patient and treated to recognize and attack cancer.
The genetically modified cellsare grown in millions in a lab before being infused back into the patient to destroy cancer cells.
Scientists are perfecting the technique.
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