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A Vaccine for Lung Cancer

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How BioNTech’s “revolutionary” lung cancer vaccine actually works
The promising new treatment builds on research that went into developing COVID vaccines. Lung cancer is the leading cause of cancer deaths worldwide. A lung cancer vaccine developed by Germany-based BioNTech uses mRNA technology to train the immune system to detect and destroy cancer cells. Currently in trials, the vaccine aims to complement existing treatments and could help reduce recurrence in early-stage cancer.