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Series 3, Episode 1: What are cancer vaccines? (Part 1) 🎙

Have you heard of cancer vaccines? Maybe you've seen a headline or two? But what IS a cancer vaccine?

In this episode, Sophie talks to Dr Heather Shaw, a skin cancer clinician and researcher at University College London, who is leading the first skin cancer (melanoma) vaccine trial in the UK. From what makes a cancer vaccine to discussing when we might see one in our clinics - we take a deep dive into the world of cancer vaccines.

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00:00 Intro
00:46 What is a vaccine?
03:10 How do you make a cancer vaccine?
04:30 The workings of mRNA
06:20 Is it one cancer vaccine per person?
07:26 The skin cancer vaccine trial
10:22 How will patients receive cancer vaccines?
12:40 When will we get a cancer vaccine?
16:30 Are vaccines expensive to develop?
19:35 The COVID-19 vaccine
21:50 Testing the first UK patient
24:57 Results and reactions of the trial
28:40 Are cancer vaccines hope in a vial?
31:40 Press coverage and the term 'vaccine'
39:10 The next steps and the future of cancer vaccines
45:50 Can cancer vaccines help beat cancer?

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