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Can inducing coma cure cancer?
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Odd question: Inducing coma does not "cure" anything.It may be used as a tool to allow the body/brain to rest while other therapies work on a given problem, but the coma is not a tool for any cure I am aware of.
Answered 4/27/2016
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