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Cancer vaccine research ‘has reached turning point’, experts say

The next big advance in cancer treatment could be a vaccine that can shrink tumours and stop cancer from coming back, US experts have said. After decades of limited success, scientists say research has reached a turning point, with many predicting ...

26 Jun 2023 at 11:37

Lung cancer vaccine tested on UK patient for the first time

A new vaccine that primes the immune system to recognise and fight lung cancer is being tested for the first time on patients in the UK. Researchers leading the trial said the treatment could improve survival rates among people with the disease, ...

23 Aug 2024 at 00:01

‘Finally there is hope on the horizon’ – excitement over pancreatic cancer jab

A cancer patient in Birmingham has become the first person in Europe to sign up to a ground-breaking clinical trial for a new pancreatic cancer vaccine. Pancreatic cancer is one of the most deadly forms of cancer and experts said that the ...

11 Sept 2024 at 16:49

First vaccine for ovarian cancer – what we know so far

It is hoped that the world’s first vaccine for ovarian cancer could one day eliminate the disease. Here the PA news agency answers questions on what is known about the jab so far. – What is ovarian cancer? Ovarian cancer affects the ...

04 Oct 2024 at 00:01

Health & Wellbeing

New vaccine could ‘wipe out’ ovarian cancer – what does it mean and when will it be ready?

Excitement is building as the world’s first vaccine for ovarian cancer is being developed by researchers at the University of Oxford. The hope is that the jab, named OvarianVax, could be given to women preventatively on the NHS ...

04 Oct 2024 at 09:44

Patients with advanced skin cancer to test a new vaccine in NHS drive

Patients with advanced skin cancer will be able to test a new vaccine as part of a drive to speed up the development of new treatments. The NHS Cancer Vaccine Launch Pad (CVLP) intends to accelerate access to messenger ...

14 Apr 2025 at 11:35

‘Remarkable’ pancreatic cancer jab offers longer survival hope for patients

Pancreatic cancer patients have been given fresh hope after a new vaccine appeared to slow disease progression and increase survival. Researchers described the findings as “remarkable” and have already started testing ...

11 Aug 2025 at 16:00

Patients to be fast-tracked on to new head and neck cancer vaccine trial

People with head and neck cancer in England will be fast-tracked on to a clinical trial for a “potentially transformative” vaccine under new NHS plans. The first patients have received the jab, which uses mRNA ...

08 Aug 2025 at 00:25

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