Another Cancer Vaccine on the Way
This is cool news:
Professor Ian Frazer, of the University of Queensland, said tests of the vaccine had proven successful on animals and that human trials could begin next year. …
The jab would protect against squamous cell carcinoma, the second most common skin cancer, but not the more deadly melanomas.
It works by targeting papillomavirus, a common infection which can turn abnormal cells into cancerous cells and is believed to cause at least five per cent of all cancers.
Unfortunately, it sounds like it wouldn’t help me. I’m extremely high risk, which is why I stay out of the sun and try to never forget the sunscreen. (Basically one entire side of my family has had it. Early detection is the key since it’s only gotten one person so far.)
However, it’s still good news.
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