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How would a cancer vaccine work? A mRNA-based proofreader?
by DarknessFalls 6y ago
How would a cancer vaccine work? A mRNA-based proofreader?
- alephnil 6y agoA cancer vaccine would work by priming the immune system to target the proteins that is mutated in the tumor cells, and killing the cells producing them. In fact, the body does this regularly. Cells frequently mutate to divide uncontrollably in the body, but are nearly always suppressed by the immune system. It is only when the tumor somehow manage to bypass the immune system or the immune system is sufficiently weakened that cancers can spread.