Cancer Vaccines
New Cancer Tumor Vaccine Study is Seeking Volunteers: a Step in Finding a Cure
Published in Genetics and Environmental Business Week, February 12th, 2009
A research team at Good Samaritan Hospital in Los Angeles is accepting new patients into a study to find a vaccine for breast cancer and other cancers. The study's aim is to develop a new, less toxic approach to treating breast cancer than mainstream methods available currently. The researchers led by Charles Wiseman, M.D., FACP, oncologist at Good Samaritan Hospital will test Stage IV breast cancer patients with vaccine injections containing laboratory-prepared tumor cells designed to help support an immune response to cancerous cells without affecting the healthy ones.
Scientists believe vaccines stimulate the body's own immune system and help the patient's body...
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