Vaccines For Cancer

[radiologist]

There are only two vaccines that have been approved by the Food and Drug Administration for the prevention of cancer...so far. There is a vaccine that has been approved to prevent infection with the human papillomavirus virus (HPV). HPV is known to cause most cases of cervical cancer. There is also a vaccine that prevents infection with the hepatitis B virus. The hepatitis B virus is known to cause many cases of liver cancer.

There are more than 300 types of cancer, and so far we have only two vaccines; but it is a start. For years, the treatment of cancer (after the fact, so to speak) was the focus of most research, and there has been a lot of progress in treating cancer with surgery, chemotherapy, and radiation. The credit for every bit of the progress that has been made in cancer treatment goes to researchers and scientists who dedicate their lives to learning more and finding new treatments. This progress was made in laboratories as well through clinical trials of new drugs and new procedures. Now the focus has broadened to include the idea of prevention through the use of vaccines.

Researchers and scientists have learned a lot more over the years about how the body fights cancer on its own. The body has a built-in defense system that is called the immune system. The human immune system is really amazing. It's a network of specialized tissues and cells that fight disease. The idea of vaccines to prevent diseases of all kinds is to make use of the body's natural defense system - the immune system. Vaccines are called "biological" therapies - a kind of germ warfare to prevent diseases in the human body.

[michell2010]

It is good to know that the vaccines are introduced to prevent cancer or to cure it. I am not sure weather it is effctive for all types of caner. If it is useful for all typres than i am sure it is a good news for all of us.

[namaratasnv]

It totally depends on cancer which kind of cancer it is and it is at what stage, through this only you can come to know about different precautions that are very important to take.

Thanks

[Healthcare Florida]

hello... my friend about Cancer vaccines...... Cancer vaccines are medicines that belong to a class of substances known as biological response modifiers....Biological response modifiers work by stimulating or restoring the immune system’s ability to fight infections and disease... There are two broad types of cancer vaccines >> Preventive (or prophylactic) vaccines, which are intended to prevent cancer from developing in healthy people; and >> Treatment (or therapeutic) vaccines, which are intended to treat already existing cancers by strengthening the body's natural defenses against cancer....Two types of cancer preventive vaccines have been successfully developed and are available in the United States However, cancer treatment vaccines remain an experimental form of therapy....

[nitikasnv]

Hi,

I am happy that we are getting weapons to fight against cancer.

Its a good news thanks for sharing.

Thanks