After Diplomatic Thaw, Cuban Cancer Vaccine May Start Saving American Lives

[Judi Lynn]

After Diplomatic Thaw, Cuban Cancer Vaccine May Start Saving American Lives
© AP Photo/ Mstyslav Chernov
01:17 25.04.2015(updated 08:57 25.04.2015)

Now that Cuba and the United States have warmed diplomatic ties after more than fifty years of tension between the two countries, Havana has decided to begin exporting a breakthrough cancer treatment for testing in America.

This week, the Roswell Park Cancer Institute of Buffalo, New York, signed a partnership with Havana’s Center for Molecular Immunology to import the Cuban lung cancer vaccine CimaVax.

The drug has already undergone rigorous testing in Cuba, where it has shown success in reducing antibody responses in lung cancer patients and reducing future tumor growth.

Dr. Candace Johnson, director of Roswell Park, announced the partnership upon returning from a two-day state foreign trade mission to Havana, which was led by New York Governor Andrew Cuomo.

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[denverbill]

1. Wait, I thought medical breakthroughs were only made by corporations.

Corporations who invest billions of dollars in 'research' and deserve to make tens of billions in profits regardless of the human costs. And corporations who spend 10X more on marketing than research.

[Demeter]

2. Surprise!