There are other ways to weaponize cancer for sure, such as radioactive isotopes. It may even be as simple as injecting someone with metastatic cells. I've never asked someone with medical training whether that's feasible, but it seems pretty straightforward to me. In Oliver Stone's JFK there is a deleted scene in which prison guards inject Jack Ruby with cancer.
I'm not an expert on oncoviruses. I should have said it "could" be how they got Chavez.
More info on oncogenic viruses?
It's just a type of virus. HPV is one example.
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Oncovirus
There are other ways to weaponize cancer for sure, such as radioactive isotopes. It may even be as simple as injecting someone with metastatic cells. I've never asked someone with medical training whether that's feasible, but it seems pretty straightforward to me. In Oliver Stone's JFK there is a deleted scene in which prison guards inject Jack Ruby with cancer.
I'm not an expert on oncoviruses. I should have said it "could" be how they got Chavez.
The metastatic cells would have to be immunolgically identical for them not to be immediately destroyed by the immune system.
I see; thanks for the explanation. It's just something I wondered about. Sounds infeasible in that case.
If you had the DNA of the target it would be possible to do, I think. otherwise yeah no.