Therapeutic Vaccine Prolongs Survival And Improves Quality Of Li...

Courtesy ScienceDaily  Sun, 05/18/2008 - 04:30

A new prostate cancer vaccine may give hope to men with metastatic prostate cancer by enabling their immune systems to fight the disease.

In recent years, the concept of vaccine immunotherapy for advanced prostate cancer has become increasingly high profile as research has expanded.


 

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