Could the mRNA covid vaccine also fight off cancer? 💉 A new study says yes - showing cancer patients undergoing immunotherapy treatment lived nearly twice as long after receiving an mRNA vaccine. Michael Le Page explains how this was discovered by accident, and is just one beneficial vaccine side effect in a growing list. It’s still early days, but as we await more trial results, people are beginning to speculate how this might transform cancer treatment. Hear the full story on The world, the u

Scientists at the University of Florida have developed a promising mRNA vaccine that could fight cancer without chemo, surgery, or radiation. It trains the immune system to detect and destroy tumors, even when other treatments fail. This vaccine boosts early immune signals called type-I interferons, acting like alarm bells in the body. These signals also trigger “epitope spreading,” allowing the immune system to attack multiple parts of a tumor at once for a stronger response. The vaccine doesn’