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B2 – Upper Intermediate<\/em><\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n

Cancer is undoubtedly one of the worst diseases one can ever be so unfortunate to contract.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

In the US, doctors have started using gene editing to help cancer patients with their bouts with this dreadful disease.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Listen to the podcast and find out more about gene editing and how it can help fight cancer.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

https:\/\/learningenglish.voanews.com\/a\/doctors-report-first-us-tests-of-gene-editing-for-cancer\/5158217.html<\/strong><\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n

Discussion Questions:<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n

  1. What are your thoughts on this breakthrough?<\/li>
  2. What other ways to treat cancer do you know of?<\/li>
  3. How prevalent do you think the incidence of cancer is in your country?<\/li>
  4. Why do you think more and more people contract cancer?<\/li>
  5. What might be the reasons we haven’t discovered an effective treatment for cancer?<\/li><\/ol>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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