When Beata Halassy learned in summer 2020 that her breast cancer had come back, she made a bold decision. As a virologist at the University of Zagreb in Croatia, she knew that researchers around the world were testing virus-based cancer treatments that could avoid the destructive side effects of conventional treatments like chemotherapy.

A virologist named Beata Halassy recently made headlines after publishing a report of successfully treating her own breast cancer by self-administe

Dr. Beata Halassy, a 49-year-old virologist, self-treated her recurrent breast cancer with OVT, a method that leverages viruses to target and shrink tumors.

A scientist successfully treated her own Stage 3 breast cancer by injecting the tumor with viruses she grew in her lab. The unique case is described in a controversial report published in August in the journal Vaccines.

Virologist Beata Halassy says self-treatment worked and was a positive experience — but researchers warn that it is not something others should try.

Halassy self-administered an experimental treatment usually reserved for patients with advanced or resistant cancers.

Using viruses in what’s called oncolytic virotherapy (OVT), virologist Beata Halassy reworked two viruses to successfully treat her stage-three breast cancer

An infectious diseases expert has raised eyebrows after she successfully treated her own breast cancer by injecting her tumour with viruses grown in her own lab.

A scientist remarkably treated her own stage three cancer with viruses she was growing in the lab. Those who have been diagnosed with cancer will more often than not receive treatment (whether it be chemotherapy or something else) from a medical professional at a hospital or healthcare centre.