“It’s like drinking from a fire hose with how fast science is advancing,” says CVI Director Dr. Nora Disis, beaming with delight as she discusses how vaccines for cancer are closer to reality than we think.
Breast cancer affects 1 in 8 women and causes 42,000 deaths in the U.S. each year. Scientists are currently in a race to create a world where cancer can be managed, treated, and ultimately prevented by vaccines.
Led by Dr. Disis, the CVI has been developing a breast cancer vaccine for HER+ cancer that has shown remarkable results in its early clinical trials. 75 to 85 percent of patients with Stage III and IV cancer were still alive 10 years later after getting the vaccine. Without the vaccine, we would only expect half the patients to be alive after four and a half years.
Check out this in-depth piece on InvestigateTV that features Dr. Disis, Bridgette Hempstead, a breast cancer vaccine recipient and founder of Cierra Sisters, and Kristen Dahlgren, CEO of the Cancer Vaccine Coalition:
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