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Cancer vaccines aren't unheard of or completely crazy - there's a Glioblastoma (GBM) cancer vaccine that's pretty far in development by Canadian bio VBI Vaccine
by wyxuan 6y ago
Cancer vaccines aren't unheard of or completely crazy - there's a Glioblastoma (GBM) cancer vaccine that's pretty far in development by Canadian bio VBI Vaccines that may see approval soon, upon completion of their phase 3.
- guruz 6y agoAnd the HPV vaccine. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/HPV_vaccine https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/HPV_vaccine "It is estimated that HPV vaccines may prevent 70% of cervical cancer, 80% of anal cancer, 60% of vaginal cancer, 40% of vulvar cancer, and show more than 90% efficacy in preventing HPV-positive oropharyngeal cancers."
- ac29 6y agoHPV is a bit different. Its not a vaccine against cancer, its a vaccine against a virus that happens to cause cancer sometimes.