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How Best to Treat Infections and Tumors

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This is methicillin-resistant Staphylococcus aureus (top, purple) and cancer cells (bottom). Treatment designed to contain, rather than eliminate, chronic infections or tumors where drug resistance can emerge may delay treatment failure.

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NIAID (MRSA), Dr. Cecil Fox (Photographer), via Wikimedia Commons (cancer cells).

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