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I have said for years that if they are ever to find a "cure" for cancer that it will be with something that boosts the immune system to do the job that it is supposed to. Whether that ever proves to be correct will only be seen in time, but this research looks very promising to me.
Scientists Get Closer To Cancer Vaccine
Scientists Get Closer To Cancer Vaccine
Scientists Get Closer To Cancer Vaccine
Scientists have developed a technique that uses a library of DNA taken from organs in which tumors can form and harnesses the body's immune response to create a vaccine designed to treat cancer.
In a study published in the journal Nature Medicine on Sunday, researchers from Britain and the United States said that in early tests in mice with prostate cancer, their experimental vaccine was able to shrink tumors, suggesting it could be developed in future into a treatment for cancer patients.
"Using the immune system to treat cancer is a very exciting area at the moment," Alan Melcher of Leeds University, who co-led the study, said in an interview. "What we've done is to develop a new approach which builds on a promising foundation."
Scientists Get Closer To Cancer Vaccine