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First Cancer Vaccine Produced

Posted by michael on from the cure-for-what-ails-you dept.

notestein writes "Scientists have produced a vaccine that is 100% effective against the virus that causes practically all forms of cervical cancer. In the US Pap smear tests have reduced the 13,000 new cases of cervical cancer each year to only 4,100 deaths. Still, worldwide, 258,000 women died from cervical cancer last year. The same article also mentions that a vaccine that is 75% effective in protecting women against herpes has been tested."

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  1. not a vaccine for cancer by farnsworth · · Score: 0, Redundant
    just to be clear, this is *not* a vaccine for cancer. this is a vaccine for a virus that is present in something like 99% of women who have this form of cancer.

    AFAIK, the link between this virus and cancer is not fully understood.

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    There aint no pancake so thin it doesn't have two sides.

  2. Re:Hold your horses... by dunedan · · Score: 0, Redundant

    that would be why they decided to call it a VACCINE