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Cancer Vaccines
Data on cancer vaccines published by researchers at Johns Hopkins Medical Institutions, Department of Pathology
March 25th, 2008
Data detailed in 'Generation and characterization of a preventive and therapeutic HPV DNA vaccine' have been presented. According to recent research published in the journal Vaccine, "Cervical cancer is one of the most common cancers in women worldwide. Persistent infection with human papillomavirus (HPV) is considered to be the etiological factor for cervical cancer." "Therefore, an effective vaccine against HPV infections may lead to the control of cervical cancer. An ideal HPV vaccine should aim to generate both humoral immune response to prevent new infections as well as cell-mediated immunity to eliminate established infection or HPV-related disease. In the...
Source: Cancer Weekly (2008-03-25)
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