Developing a vaccine to prevent cancer has been a goal for scientists for many years. According to World Health Organization data, cancer is responsible for many more deaths each year than covid-19. Numerous organizations and research institutes throughout the globe have been working toward the development of a cancer vaccine since at least the 1890s, but widespread success has so far eluded them. Reason being, cancer and vaccination aren't really compatible concepts.
The basic idea behind vaccines is that by stimulating the body to create an antigen (such as the SARS-CoV-2 spike protein), it may teach the immune system to recognize and destroy the invading pathogen. Cancer is a self-replicating condition; your immune system has learned to ignore these cells. Many people's immune systems had no trouble recognizing SARS-CoV-2 since it was a foreign invader. When dealing with the body's…
