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Gabriela Galvin

Experimental vaccine to fight cancer prompts immune response for some patients in small trial

A so-called cancer vaccine helped prolong the lives of some patients with pancreatic and bowel cancer, an early study has found.

These types of cancer frequently reoccur, even after patients have undergone surgery and chemotherapy. The risk is higher when trace amounts of cancer remain in the body, enabling tumours to grow once again.

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