Man: Well, he is. Thanks to a groundbreaking cancer treatment called immune RNA transduction, or IRT. Developed by researchers at the National Cancer Institute, IRT transforms the body's immune system into a cancer killing machine. And that's good news because cancer can affect any of us.

According to the World Health Organization, at least 11 million people are diagnosed with cancer every year. Fortunately, the January 17, 2007 NBC Nightly News reported that cancer deaths declined for a second straight year due to innovative cancer treatments such as IRT.

In order for you to fully comprehend how IRT is redefining cancer treatment, we will look at the I, the R, and the T of IRT. We'll investigate how it works. We will reveal its success. And finally we will transfer our attention to its future applications.