Imagine a single vaccine that could protect you from virtually any type of cancer. Scientists at the University of Florida have taken a bold step toward making that vision a reality. Their newly developed mRNA-based vaccine shows the potential to train the immune system to recognize and destroy cancer cells, regardless of where they appear …
Cancer vaccines have always come with a frustrating catch. Unlike flu shots that work for millions of people, most cancer vaccines need to be custom-made for each patient. Doctors must extract tumor samples, analyze them, and build a vaccine tailored to that specific person’s cancer. By the time all that happens, months have passed, and …
Scientists stumbled upon an unexpected connection while analyzing patient records at a Texas cancer center. Cancer patients who happened to receive COVID-19 vaccines around the time they started a particular type of treatment were living longer. Much longer. Nearly twice as long in some cases. Nobody was looking for it. Nobody predicted it. Yet the …