The next big advance in cancer treatment could be a vaccine

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SEATTLE (AP) — The next big advance in cancer treatment could be a vaccine.

After decades of limited success, scientists say research has reached a turning point, with many predicting more vaccines will be out in five years.

These aren’t traditional vaccines that prevent disease, but shots to shrink tumors and stop cancer from coming back. Targets for these experimental treatments include breast and lung cancer, with gains reported this year for deadly skin cancer melanoma and pancreatic cancer.

“We’re getting something to work. Now we need to get it to work better,” said Dr. James Gulley, who helps lead a center at the National Cancer Institute that develops immune therapies, including cancer treatment vaccines.

https://apnews.com/article/cancer-vaccines-research-immune-system-c35c8b3003fb75c1a848715a4b4f097f

[Hekate]

1. Once they figured out HPV is virus & came up with a vaccine for it, the rest became a matter of time

At least that was my assumption. What a gift to humanity vaccines for cancer would be.

[Wounded Bear]

2. I don't think all cancers are from viruses, though, but I like the promising outlook...nt

[Hekate]

3. I agree -- it's complicated, and I made it sound too simple, but still uplifting.

[Iris]

4. But for the anti-vaxxers

[lark]

5. With the suns rays getting hotter here, something to help with Melanomas is really needed.

Hope they get this to work better as there's not much now that helps.