Is immunity against breast cancer on the way?

NEWS OF a prototype breast cancer “vaccine” caused something of a stir in the media recently, with flurries of reports on how researchers at the Cleveland Clinic have come up with a jab that could prime the body to recognise and destroy breast cancer cells.

The approach centres on a naturally occurring protein called alpha- lactalbumin, which crops up in many breast cancers.By using a vaccine to introduce the protein to the immune system, the body should be able to recognise it at a later date if needed and mount a defence against it.

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