Cancer vaccine

Cancer vaccines are injectable medicines that boost the body’s immune system and help it to fight infections. There are two types of cancer vaccines available: prophylactic vaccines and therapeutic vaccines.

Prophylactic vaccines are similar to other conventional vaccines and help prevention of infectious diseases. Therapeutic vaccines are expected to act in various ways on cancerous tissues. They may delay or stop the cancer, reduce the size of the tumor, prevent its recurrence or abolish cancer cells that have not been destroyed with previous treatment.

HPV vaccine for cancer prevention: Who should get the shots?

Vaccination is the best option to protect yourself from HPV-related cancers. Know how to get the shots -
Cancer vaccines: Current drugs and promising clinical trials

Many types of cancer vaccines have shown some promise in clinical trials, but they are not yet approved to treat cancer.
Scientists supercharge mutation rate in cancer cells to create vaccine

The researchers want to take their new technique for creating personalised vaccines into the clinic as early as next year.
Boost HPV screening, vaccines to end cervical cancer from India by 2050: Lancet

A new study published in The Lancet Oncology journal has suggested that Human papillomavirus screening and vaccination must be taken up on a war footing in countries like India to prevent 15 million cervical cancer deaths among women by 2050. Shutterstock
Health experts say men should also be vaccinated against HPV

The US Center for Disease Control and Prevention has recommended that besides girls, all boys in the age group of 11 or 12 should be vaccinated against HPV.
New AI approach accurate than doctors at detecting cervical: Study

A new study published in the journal of the National Cancer Institute has revealed that researchers have developed a novel Artificial Intelligence (AI)-based computer algorithm that can identify cervical cancer with greater accuracy than a human expert.
Easier cervical cancer screening possible with a new device

The new device for screening cervical cancer enables health workers to zoom and capture images by just pressing a button. However, detecting early symptoms can also help to prevent cervical cancer. Here we have mentioned a few symptoms which women should watch out for.
Why men too need HPV vaccination just like women?

An HPV vaccine can save women from cervical cancer and men from penile cancer, anal cancer and head nad neck cancer.
Cervical cancer and HPV vaccine: Why India needs to pay attention to both

A safer way for women to get protected from an HPV infection that could lead to cervical cancer is vaccination.
Blood tests can predict treatment for advanced prostate cancer, says study

The study used a liquid biopsy test developed by molecular diagnostics company Epic Sciences that examines circulating tumour cells (CTCs) in blood samples from patients with advanced prostate cancer.
Myth or fact – Can multiple pregnancies increase a woman's risk of cervical cancer?

We get an expert to talk on this matter and know if multiple pregnancies can really put a woman at risk of cervical cancer.
Can condoms help to prevent an HPV infection and cervical cancer in women?

There are studies that say it reduces the risk but we get the answer from an expert.
What is HPV titer test?

When an HPV titer test is done, women can undergo this test every five years, unlike a Pap smear which is done every three years.
A new vaccines seems promising and will help fight breast cancer

The vaccine is created from immune cells called dendritic cells.
Chemotherapy, carcinoma, complete remission and other such cancer terms explained
Can vaccination really prevent cervical cancer?
Multiple cancer types preventable by HPV vaccine
Now, a therapeutic vaccine to treat lung cancer
Cancer vaccine developed to boost lifespan of patients
70 nations rally against cervical cancer

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