Episode 1086
Cancer vaccines: Empowering the immune system
With as many as 1 in 2 potentially getting cancer, vaccines could make sure more of us survive it...
The Naked Scientists Podcast · The Naked Scientists
September 24, 202433m 7s
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Show Notes
Recently, doctors announced some extremely encouraging news about a jab for people with advanced forms of several types of malignancy, including melanoma, lung cancer and other solid organ tumours. The vaccine is called mRNA-4359 and has been developed by the pharmaceutical company Moderna, of Covid vaccine fame. The trials have been conducted here in the UK, and we'll hear from the man running the study. Also, the success of the HPV vaccine in preventing cervical cancer, and how a Lynch syndrome vaccine could prevent a variety of malginancies... Like this podcast? Please help us by supporting the Naked Scientists
Topics
cancer vaccinemelanomamrnalung cancerLynch syndromecervical cancerHPV