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mRNA vaccine stops pancreatic cancer, study finds (www.thebrighterside.news)

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[-] floofloof@lemmy.ca 40 points 1 year ago* (last edited 1 year ago)

In 8 of 16 patients studied, the vaccines activated T cells that recognize the patient’s own pancreatic cancers. These patients also showed delayed recurrence of their pancreatic cancers, suggesting the T cells activated by the vaccines may be having the desired effect to keep pancreatic cancers in check.

Good news, but the headline lacks nuance.

[-] Big_Boss_77@kbin.social 21 points 1 year ago

Blatant skepticism replaced with cautious optimism

[-] Seytoux@lemmy.one 8 points 1 year ago

Same, this big catchy over optimistic and click bait headlines make me automatically really suspicious of the claims. Great news if the second trial goes well

[-] ikiru@lemmy.ml 1 points 1 year ago

I'm old enough to know from countless sensationalized headlines that most if not all newly announced alleged medical breakthroughs will never reach the public, at least not anyone without at least millions of dollars.

I'm also not that old.

[-] samyboy@lemm.ee 4 points 1 year ago

Yes, 16 people is not relevant enough for anything.

[-] MeshPotato@lemmy.world 19 points 1 year ago

mRNA? Oh boy the anti vaxxers are going have have their heads explode.

Great news though as that's a pretty common cancer.

[-] iviattendurefort@lemmy.ml 13 points 1 year ago

Great news as it's a cancer woth a really low survival rate

[-] AlexWIWA@lemmy.ml 16 points 1 year ago

mRNA is going to go down in history as the most important medical breakthrough ever. It seems to not have limits

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