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Daily Mirror
Daily Mirror
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Fiona Leishman

Cancer vaccine that shrinks tumours could be available in five years, say experts

As researchers learn more in the fight against cancer, the next big advancement in treatment could actually be a vaccine which can shrink tumours and stop cancer from coming back, according to experts in the US.

After decades of trying with limited success, scientists say their research has reached a turning point, with predictions that more vaccines will be available in as little as five years.

Though they're being called vaccines, they aren't traditional vaccines that prevent disease. Instead, these jabs shrink tumours and stop cancer from coming back.

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