Cancer Treatment has been majorly transformed in the last couple of years. From toxic therapies like chemo, to immunotherapy. Among the most effective treatments is the development of RNA based vaccines, especially mRNA. These aim to use the body's own immune system to recognize and kill cancer cells. This Idea originally came from the COVID-19 pandemic but is now being implemented into Cancer treatment
RNA Vaccines are a type if immunotherapy that works by giving your cells genetic instructions. These instructions encode for certain proteins that are associated with cancer. Once it is inside of a cell, the mRNA is translated. This process alerts the immune system to recognize these proteins and mount a response against the cells displaying them
The advantages include High Specificity, Safety, Rapid Development, and Strong Immune Activation. all of these reasons support mRNA being better in different ways compared to traditional treatments.
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