A disc the size of a fingernail that destroys the most dangerous form of skin cancer has been developed by scientists. Fitted under the skin, the tiny device wiped out melanoma in up to half of the cases it was tested on. …
Read Original Story: Tiny hidden disc 'can wipe out skin cancer' – Daily Mail
(NBC) – Small disks implanted under the skin may some day be the new way to fight cancer. Researchers created tiny, plastic disks that, when implanted under the skin, trigger a series of processes that cause the body’s immune system to hunt down and …
Read Original Story: Cancer vaccine experiment proves helpful – 14WFIE.com
A new type of cancer vaccine tested in mice appears to overcome some of the major hurdles associated with the treatment approach, according to a paper published today (November 25) in Science Translational Medicine. The technology, which the …
Read Original Story: A cancer vaccine — that works? – Scientist
A cancer vaccine implant has been developed that attacks tumours but ignores the rest of the body. The vaccine has successfully eliminated melanoma tumours in mice – the first time a cancer vaccine has …
Read Original Story: Implanted vaccine kills off tumours – Metro
Washington: Scientists have come up with a tiny skin implant that when introduced into the body with careful engineering can destroy cancerous tumours. Bioengineers and immunologists at Harvard University developed the fingernail-sized implant the use …
Read Original Story: Skin implant that can destroy cancerous tumours – Daily News & Analysis
CAMBRIDGE, Mass., Nov. 25 (UPI) — An implanted vaccine eliminated melanoma tumors in mice, offering hope of improved treatment for people with skin cancer, US researchers said. Using polymer disks the size of a fingernail containing tumor-specific …
Read Original Story: Report: Vaccine eliminates tumors in mice – United Press International
An implant which inserts a cancer vaccine into the skin to destroy tumours without harming any other parts of the body has been developed by scientists. The tiny disk is mainly air, enabling it to easily enter disease fighting cells which are …
Read Original Story: Skin implant to fight cancer developed – Telegraph.co.uk
WEDNESDAY, Nov. 25 (HealthDay News) — A cancer vaccine delivered in a fingernail-size implant eliminated melanoma tumors in mice, a new study reports. The method uses polymer disks, 8.5 millimeters in diameter, that are loaded with tumor-specific …
Read Original Story: Implantable Cancer Vaccine Shows Promise – U.S. News & World Report
The implant – less than a centimetre in size – works by triggering the body’s own immune response into recognising and destroying tumours. It is hoped that the discovery could one day lead to a treatment for cancer sufferers that …
Read Original Story: Cancer: Skin implant that can destroy cancerous tumours – UK Express
An implant placed under the skin can instruct the immune system to attack and kill cancer cells, at least in mice, say researchers. It is the first "cancer vaccine" delivered in the form of a plastic implant that can destroy tumours, say the Harvard …
Read Original Story: Cancer vaccine implant 'can attack and kill tumours' – BBC News
