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World's first ovarian cancer vaccine being developed in UK 'could wipe out the disease' (news.sky.com)
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The world's first ovarian cancer vaccine could wipe the disease out, researchers have said.

OvarianVax is a vaccine that teaches the immune system to recognise and attack the earliest stages of ovarian cancer.

It's being developed by scientists at the University of Oxford.

The hope is that women could receive the jab preventatively on the NHS with the goal of eradicating the disease.

Experts have suggested it could work in a similar way to the human papillomavirus (HPV) jab, which is on track to stamp out cervical cancer.

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[–] -2 points 2 years ago* (1 child)

Yeah, I knew it. Here come the sad sacks with the useless "this is good news, but......"

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  • [–] 1 point 2 years ago (1 child)

    I'm an academic working to analyse hate speech, with a particular focus on online misogyny. As bigotry is illogical, common features of communications of that hatred is stuff that is wholly made up. This include the idea that men are being short-changed by a medical industry which prioritise female health. This is factually untrue, in terms of gender differences in health outcomes.

    If knowing about the truth makes me a 'sad sack', fine. Maybe being correct and 'sad' is more important than being incorrect yet happy.

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  • [–] 1 point 2 years ago* (1 child)

    Ok, good point. Yet, sadly, children die of cancer.

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