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First-ever mRNA vaccine halts pancreatic cancer in its tracks

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    BeanBurrito
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    I've been told that pancreatic cancer is a defacto death notice. Awesome that there is now something as powerful as this.

    I've been told that pancreatic cancer is a defacto death notice. Awesome that there is now something as powerful as this.

    12 votes
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      Eji1700
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      It depends on the type and how early they catch it. The problem is that unlike many other forms of cancer it usually doesn't cause any obvious symptoms. So instead it just sits there and grows,...

      It depends on the type and how early they catch it.

      The problem is that unlike many other forms of cancer it usually doesn't cause any obvious symptoms. So instead it just sits there and grows, and they find out after it's already hit the lymph nodes and the rest of your system, and then you're pretty much screwed. It ALSO happens to have several types of cancer that just grow and spread very rapidly.

      It's of note because Steve Jobs got pancreatic cancer, BUT they caught it early and it was actually a treatable type. And then he decided just eating fruit was better than following his doctors treatment advice.

      17 votes
      1. BeanBurrito
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        I knew about the fruit thing. Jobs was into that raw food diet nonsense ( hence the name of the company: "Apple" ).

        It's of note because Steve Jobs got pancreatic cancer, BUT they caught it early and it was actually a treatable type. And then he decided just eating fruit was better than following his doctors treatment advice.

        I knew about the fruit thing. Jobs was into that raw food diet nonsense ( hence the name of the company: "Apple" ).

        6 votes
  2. skybrian
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    This article appears to be about results of the phase 1 trial. Here's a press release. Phase 2 is underway.

    This article appears to be about results of the phase 1 trial. Here's a press release. Phase 2 is underway.

    8 votes