Several countries are hosting studies of an mRNA vaccine treatment for lung cancer, which kills 1.8 million people every year. Scientists hope that the principles used to develop a COVID-19 vaccine could also be applied to various cancers. Tony de Fougerolles explains the concept and the promise offered by the treatment that’s being studied.
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