This will save a lot of lives in Australia and NZ. Melanoma is our bi-national cancer. Thanks, CFCs!
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I got a ping off anxiety thinking about 'One Chance' the game where the end of the world was caused by exactly this, more specifically the end of all life.
You must not know how RNA works then or you would realize it is far safer than the old DNA vaccines.
I do. Still reminds me of that game even if I don't think they are related concepts.
The only difference between an RNA vaccine and an old DNA vaccine is that the DNA vaccine is less efficient, more indirect, and makes you a little bit sick.
The article doesn't go into much in the way of details, so I can't begin to say how it might extend into the treatment of other cancers, but it does make it clear that this treatment is specifically for melanoma only. Which is great--it's a deadly cancer. But without more information, we shouldn't get too excited about this being able to treat other types of cancer.
I would be extremely surprised if this approach only worked for melanoma. I expect this is just the first cancer type they've tried applying it to. Some excitement is warranted here, IMO.
Ok… hooray?
I've heard this one before...
Safe and effective