Posted on 12/10/2015 5:20:30 PM PST by SeekAndFind
Pretty big news comes from the island nation known for the quality of its cigars.This news is already making big noise in the western medical world. Xinhua reports that Cuban medical authorities have released the first therapeutic vaccine for lung cancer. In Cuba, 20,000 people die each year of lung cancer.It is the leading cause of death in 12 of the 15 Cuban provinces.
CimaVax-EGF is the result of a 25-year research project at Havana's Center for Molecular Immunology, and it could make a life or death difference for those facing late-stage lung cancers, researchers there say.
CimaVax-EGF isn't a vaccine in the preventative sense-that is, it doesn't prevent lung cancer from taking hold in new patients. It's based on a protein related to uncontrolled cell proliferation-that is, it doesn't prevent cancer from existing in the first place but attacks the mechanism by which it does harm.
As such it can turn aggressive later-stage lung cancer into a manageable chronic disease by creating antibodies that do battle with the proteins that cause uncontrolled cell proliferation, researchers say. Chemotherapy and radiotherapy are still recommended as a primary means of destroying cancerous tissue, but for those showing no improvement the new vaccine could be a literal lifesaver.
The vaccine has already been tested in 1,000 patients in Cuba and is being distributed at hospitals there free of charge. That's a big deal for a country where smoking is part of the national culture and a leading cause of death. If it proves as successful as researchers say it is, it should give those suffering from lung cancer reason to celebrate.
Also reported here:
http://news.xinhuanet.com/english/2015-05/14/c_134237962.htm
and here:
http://www.businessinsider.com/new-lung-cancer-vaccine-from-cuba-2015-5
and here:
http://abcnews.go.com/Health/cuban-developed-lung-cancer-vaccine-arrive-us/story?id=30995009
Ping...
If true, this will be incredible breakthrough.
Yes, and the Padres will win the World series in ‘16.
I can understand those predisposed to get lung cancer being happy about this, but why would a vaccine against lung cancer give those already suffering from from it a reason to celebrate?
Smoke ‘em if you got ‘em
If you read the article, vaccine seems to be a misnomer for this drug.
If you read the whole thing, it explains that it is not a vaccine in a preventative sense.
And this breakthrough will be delivered in a ‘56 Desoto.
If this works who knows, we might get it here in the states after the FDA mulls it for fifteen years.
If Cuban healthcare is so great, why does Castro go to Spain for treatment?
I wasn’t aware the word ‘vaccine’ was used in this sense.
Puts it in perspective a bit.
“The Cuban Medicine has released...” was this headline written by Trump?
LOL
Communist propaganda?
Side effects:
An uncontrollable desire for salsa dancing.
No limit on schnitzengrueben.
I smell a scam to promote their cigar sales.
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