Letters, Apr. 21, 1980

The IF Drug

To the Editors:

Cancer may be nature's most devastating army of destruction, but interferon [March 31] may be the untapped defense that the princelings of medicineĀ—health professionals and researchersĀ—need to increase the odds for victory.

George J. Perchak Norwich, Conn.

How can one tell the terminally ill cancer victim he must wait for laboratory testers to decide just how much IF is safe? He doesn't have the time. Just ask any widow. Me, for instance.

Janet Gray Woodleaf, N.C.

I was moved to tears by your article on interferon. As a registered...

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