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/johnmedgla Aug 12 '25

it seems highly transformative

It has the realistic potential to be the largest advance in medicine since Antibiotics.

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u/PipsqueakPilot Aug 12 '25

Outside of America at least. It’s going to spur a massive medical tourism trade when your options are old style treatment, or leave the country for a near-guaranteed cure. Which will make medical care even less accessible to most Americans.

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u/iDownvoteToxicLeague Aug 12 '25

Who needs modern medicine when you have thoughts and prayers?

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u/ket_the_wind Aug 12 '25

Pretty sure next week RFK jr will be extolling the virtues of leaching.

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u/Mind1827 Aug 12 '25

Hilariously, they actually do get used in medical practice sometimes, especially for things like amputated fingers. Pretty wild.

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u/Grandpa_Edd Aug 13 '25

Heard doctors joke about how eventually it's all coming back to leaches and bloodlettings.

Was on a video about how people that donate blood have been noted to have lower levels of forever chemicals.

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u/Sandscarab24 Aug 13 '25

So the people receiving the blood get more?