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Brain cancer in children is notoriously hard to treat – a new mRNA cancer vaccine triggers an attack from within

  • Written by Christina von Roemeling, Assistant Professor of Neurosurgery, University of Florida
imageHow cancer vaccines are delivered into the body influences their effectiveness.Liuhsihsiang/iStock via Getty Images Plus

Brain cancers remain among the most challenging tumors to treat. They often don’t respond to traditional treatments because many chemotherapies are unable to penetrate the protective barrier around the brain. Other...

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