cancer vaccines
Anti-malignancy inoculations
Cancer vaccines are treatments designed to stimulate the immune system to recognize and attack cancer cells.
Unlike traditional vaccines that prevent disease, most cancer vaccines are therapeutic—given after diagnosis to help the body fight existing tumors: She enrolled in a clinical trial for a personalized cancer vaccine.
Preventive cancer vaccines also exist, targeting viruses known to cause cancer, such as HPV vaccines that prevent cervical cancer.
- GardasilHPV immunization shot
- monoclonal antibodiesIdentical lab-cloned immune proteins
- immunotherapyDisease treatment via body's defenses
- personalized medicineTreatment based on individual traits
- clinical trialsControlled health research experiments
targeted therapy · mRNA vaccines · treatment · genetic engineering · cytokines · side effects · mRNA · melanoma · infection prevention · antibodies · oncology · hope · tumor · experimental · remission · injection · breakthrough · T-cells
- oncologytumor, carcinoma, metastasis, malignancy, oncogene
- Tumor Immunologytumor detection, CAR-T therapy
- cancer treatmentschemotherapy, immunotherapy, targeted therapy, gene therapy, radiation therapy
- Cuban medicinehealthcare system, family doctors, primary care, polyclinics, universal coverage
- immunotherapyimmunotherapy, monoclonal antibodies, CAR-T therapy, cytokine, cytokines
- virotherapyviral replication
cancer vaccineschemotherapy
Anti-cancer drug treatment
radiation therapy · radiotherapy · palliative care · watchful waiting
cancer vaccinescarcinogens
Substances promoting tumor growth
mutagens · asbestos · tobacco · radiation exposure · immunosuppressants