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Cleveland Clinic doctor reports a possible vaccine to prevent breast cancer |
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Written by USA Today
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Tuesday, 01 June 2010 |
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Article Source: USA Today
An immunologist at Cleveland Clinic says he believes he has discovered a vaccine that could prevent breast cancer, WKYC reports.
Dr. Vincent Tuohy, who led the research, says 10 months of tests on genetically engineered mice predisposed to breast cancer found that 100% of those not immunized had breast tumors and none of the mice immunized had any.
If tests on humans go well, Tuohy says, he hopes a vaccine for women over 40 could be available in 10 years, WKYC says.
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