New vaccine - good news for men with prostate cancer

British scientists have developed a vaccine that can destroy prostate cancer, while keeping the healthy cells around.

Although only tested on prostate tumors, researchers believe it can be effective on a variety of other deadly diseases such as lung cancer, breast or pancreatic cancer.

Professor Alan Melcher

BBC said that in this technique, people have taken DNA from healthy cells, created vaccines and treated sick mice. The cure rate is up to 80%.

Unlike traditional vaccines that are given to " prevent " infection with viruses or bacteria, new vaccines will stimulate the immune system to attack the body's tumor, meaning that it is used after the body has been diagnosed. guess cancer .

A very important thing in this treatment is that the healthy cells of the body will not be affected.

The British Cancer Research Center says this is a great development, but more human studies are needed before making a decision.

Professor Alan Melcher, from the University of Leeds, co-chaired the study, said human clinical trials could be done in the next few years.