It seems that there could be some cure of cancer in offing, as Oxford University researchers feel that skin cells soon would be able to help cancer patients. Though the research is at initial stage, there are fair chances that soon the research would be taken to next level.

It would surely be a revolution in the field of medical science if human skin could be used to treat their cancer cells. Published in the journal Gene Therapy, the study revolved around role of dendritic cells in keeping the immune system of body under control.

It has been found by a team led by Dr. Paul Fairchild, from the Oxford Stem Cell Institute that dendritic cells from a patient's blood could help in curing cancer in the patient, though the results are not up to the mark.

Furthermore, the team used stem cell therapy to form new dendritic cells from a patient’s skin and which worked for the team. Though critics have their say that it would take ample to come up with something concrete, the team seems to be hopeful that soon cure would be given to cancer patients on the same lines.

As of now, laboratory tests are promising to ensure that these dendritic cells could help in activating immune cells to an extent that cancerous growth can be averted.

"The next challenge is to confirm that these laboratory-generated cells will be suitable for immunotherapy-based cancer-treatments used in the clinic”, said Dr Caetano Reis e Sousa, a Cancer Research UK immunology expert, who feels that this research has the potential to make significant progress in the field of medical science.

There have been numerous attempts so far, but nothing tangible has come out to ensure that cancer patients can survive, but this research is getting the deserved attention from medical fraternity.