A promising new method for treating and preventing cancer is the development of cancer vaccinations. Instead of depending on conventional chemotherapy and radiation treatments, these vaccinations teach the immune system to recognise and fight cancer cells. A therapeutic cancer vaccination is one type of cancer vaccine that is used to treat an individual's current cancer. These vaccinations specifically target antigens, or proteins, on the cancer cells' surface.
This allows the immune system to identify and target cancer cells, delaying or halting their growth. A different kind of cancer vaccine, known as a preventive cancer vaccine , is used to stop the development of cancer in healthy people. These vaccinations function by focusing on antigens linked to certain forms of cancer, including HPV for cervical cancer or Hepatitis B for liver cancer. The Food and Drug Administration (FDA) has…
