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BREAST CANCER
VACCINES IN DEVELOPMENT
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Metro Creative reast cancer affects both men and women and the family and friends who support them as they navigate diagnosis and subsequent treatments. According to the most recent statistics from BreastCancer.org, an estimated 276,480 new cases of invasive breast cancer are expected to be diagnosed in women in the United States in 2020. That estimate includes 48,530 new cases of noninvasive, or in situ, breast cancer. The average five-year survival rate for women with invasive breast cancer is 91 percent. While that’s good news, what if there was a breast cancer vaccine that could eliminate the threat of breast cancer? A vaccine may not be that far into the future. An experimental breast cancer vaccine already has been developed by Dr. Leishna Emens at the Johns Hopkins Kimmel Cancer Center. Clinical trials are underway, but the concept behind the vaccine is to activate the immune system and cause immune cells that are typically unable to detect cancer cells to attack the cancer in the breast and throughout the body. Early studies point to modest, but real improvement in survival rates. Dr. Emens continues to work with her team to study the efficacy of the vaccine. Other vaccines also have been in the works. Researchers at the Mayo Clinic, supported in part by the Artemis Project of the National Breast Cancer Coalition, also are trying to develop a vaccine that will prevent breast cancer. Dr. Keith Knudson, who is developing this vaccine, has seen some evidence of elimination of the breast cancer tumor, as well as some evidence of the immune system responding. Dr. Knudson’s team is seeking more trial subjects to continue testing the vaccine. Science and medicine are working tirelessly to develop a vaccine that can prevent or cure breast cancer. There is still more work to be done, but early trials offer some hope that this disease may soon be defeated.
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FACTS cancer Surprising facts about cancer
Metro Creative Cancer affects the lives of millions of people every day. Cancer can affect every aspect of patients’ lives as well as the lives of their families. Researchers recognize that there is still much to learn about cancer. The following are some facts about cancer that may surprise you, courtesy of the American Cancer Society, The World Health Organization, The Canadian Cancer Society, and The National Cancer Institute. ► An estimated 1.8 million new cancer cases will be diagnosed in the United States in 2020, and 606,520 people will lose their lives to cancer in 2020. ► Seventy percent of all deaths from cancer occur in low- and middleincome countries. ► There are more than 100 types of cancer, and any part of the body can be affected. ► Eighty percent of all cancers in the United States are diagnosed in people 55 years of age or older. ► On average, 617 Canadians will be diagnosed with cancer every day, and 228 will die from cancer each day. ► Prostate, lung and colorectal cancers are the most commonly diagnosed cancers in men. Breast, lung and colorectal cancers are the most commonly diagnosed cancers in women. ► Roughly 67 percent of Americans diagnosed with cancer survive five or more years after diagnosis. ► Between 30 and 50 percent of cancers are preventable. Tobacco use is the single largest preventable cause of cancer in the world. ► Between 1991 and 2017, there have been two million fewer cancer deaths for the most common types of cancer in the United States. ► Lung cancer and colorectal cancer account for 14 percent and 12 percent, respectively, of new cases of cancer in Canada. ► Maintaining a healthy body mass index, exercising regularly and eating high amounts of fruits and vegetables are some ways to reduce cancer risk.
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