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Vaccine against HER2-positive breast cancer offers complete protection in lab

Started by Andrew Yates · 9 months ago

Josh: I’ve been waiting for a study such as this to come out. We will never be able to successfully fight off cancer with drugs alone. Cancer is a normal part of life; many cells in each of our bodies are cancerous, but our immune systems successfully destroy them. When people are ... Continue reading »

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P Krusac
9 months ago

what does this mean to patients who have had surgery for her2 neu cancers?

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Sherri Board
7 months ago

Can anyone tell me if the researchers doing this study need volunteers?

Thank you.

Sherri

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Andrew Yates
7 months ago

Probably not, but you can check the contact information from the linked paper. Try "weiw@karmanos.org"

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Sherri Board
7 months ago

Thanks, Andrew.

Sherri Board

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TotallyHer
7 months ago

One of our writers wrote an article today about a brand new test for HER2, which is being revealed today at the San Antonio Breast Cancer Symposium. It's a completely new way of testing by gene expression profiling and can radically alter treatment recommendations.

We don't have a vested interest in the company that is coming out with the test, we just got early news of the announcement and are trying to spread the word. We thought your readers might be interested:

http://totallyher.com/new-testing-methodology-f...

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