Researchers find injection gives a general boost to the immune system
Getting the mRNA Covid-19 vaccine could also help your immune system fight cancer. Stock image: Getty
Something very exciting has happened in the world of immunology, specifically in the effort to get a person’s own immune system to kill cancer.
This is a hot topic among cancer specialists. There has been progress with immunotherapy becoming more common in the treatment of cancer, but many patients don’t respond to the immune boosters being used. Now comes news that patients with lung cancer who have also been given the mRNA Covid-19 vaccines are surviving for much longer.