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EBV infection has been reported to be a risk factor for autoimmune diseases and cancers, Yet 90% of the people have contracted EBV at some point in their life. Are the 90% "at risk" or only a subpopulation (e.g those who contracted mononucleosis from it)? Why ?

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[Clinical trial] How do you evaluate Objective response rate (ORR) and how do you plan your sample size ?

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If some cancers (e.g pancreatic cancer) are only manageable with early surgeries, why don't we perform more screenings ?

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Could we culture healthy bone marrow hematopoietic cells to graft them back after radiotherapy?

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EBV infection has been reported to be a risk factor for autoimmune diseases and cancers, Yet 90% of the people have contracted EBV at some point in their life. Are the 90% "at risk" or only a subpopulation (e.g those who contracted mononucleosis from it)? Why ?	3
[Clinical trial] How do you evaluate Objective response rate (ORR) and how do you plan your sample size ?	1
If some cancers (e.g pancreatic cancer) are only manageable with early surgeries, why don't we perform more screenings ?	1
Could we culture healthy bone marrow hematopoietic cells to graft them back after radiotherapy?	1