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strongtogether
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6 years ago

An already existing vaccine for breast cancer- at the Mayo Clinic?

Ok, when I read the article I thought "here we go, another miracle cancer cure that Google knows about yet somehow the Medical Oncology community dont k ow about"....

Except that this is the Mayo Clinic, which is probably the most famous medical research institution in the world. 
Keith Knutson isnt a snake oil merchant. He is a very credible researcher. 
"But the fact is, Knutson said immunologists at Mayo already have two cancer vaccines against Triple Negative Breast Cancer and HER2 Positive Breast Cancer, respectively. "

Is this real? Is there an actual vaccine? It is described as something to take after active treatment.

I got in touch with the Mayo clinic and they sent me through a whole bunch of paperwork.
https://www.forbes.com/sites/robinseatonjefferson/2019/10/11/mayo-breast-cancer-vaccine-could-be-available-in-less-than-a-decade/
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  • PV123's avatar
    PV123
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    6 years ago
    Hopefully there are advances, vaccines and cures that will help all of us who have already been diagnosed with BC in all its forms.
  • Afraser's avatar
    Afraser
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    6 years ago
    It was mentioned in a BBC news clip. There’s more on ScienceAlert.com.
  • arpie's avatar
    arpie
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    6 years ago
    Do you have a link to that T Cell stuff, @Afraser?  
  • strongtogether's avatar
    strongtogether
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    6 years ago
    I am hopeful that within the next 15 years we will get to a place where there will be no deaths from breast cancer. 
  • Afraser's avatar
    Afraser
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    6 years ago
    And today there is news of another development in T-cell research (Cardiff University) that may have broad application (as distinct from the highly targeted T-cell research already underway). All hopeful stuff. 
  • Afraser's avatar
    Afraser
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    6 years ago
    Well it’s still in the maybe category but .......we have a vaccine for cervical cancer, so of course it’s possible. Without full trials, it’s presumptive to say it’s ‘safe’ or for that matter, useful/effective for all. There’s ‘many a slip between cup and lip’!! But there’s nothing inherently unthinkable in the concept.  There have been so many developments in the last decade, it’s very exciting.