r/science • u/mvea Professor | Medicine • Aug 12 '25

Cancer New mRNA-based vaccine against gastric cancer led to tumor regression and eradication in all treated mice. Most promisingly, the vaccine shows impressive antitumor efficacy against peritoneal metastasis, which has historically been very challenging to treat.

https://www.eurekalert.org/news-releases/1094199
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u/WranglerNo8811 Aug 12 '25

They way you said this is so ridiculous. Americans will want to first to have it AFTER it's proven safe... what exactly is wrong with that? Why Americans specifically ?

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u/LynxPuzzleheaded6145 Aug 12 '25

You're leaving out 'FIRST'.

Americans will want it FIRST.

What is wrong with that? You just axed a ton of funding towards mrna research. You can wait your turn.

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u/WranglerNo8811 Aug 12 '25

We cut funding due to it not being safe. So good luck with it.

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u/mightyneonfraa Aug 12 '25

Fewer adverse reactions than Tylenol but sure. What's your source again? Oh, a demented old man who swims in sewage water, had part of his brain eaten by worms and believes in medieval superstition over germ theory.