{"id":134003,"date":"2023-11-16T18:34:58","date_gmt":"2023-11-16T18:34:58","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/bluemull.com\/?p=134003"},"modified":"2023-11-16T18:34:58","modified_gmt":"2023-11-16T18:34:58","slug":"first-ever-personalised-cancer-jabs-to-halt-disease-will-be-available-on-nhs-in-5-years-the-sun","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/bluemull.com\/lifestyle\/first-ever-personalised-cancer-jabs-to-halt-disease-will-be-available-on-nhs-in-5-years-the-sun\/","title":{"rendered":"First ever personalised cancer jabs to halt disease 'will be available on NHS in 5 years' | The Sun"},"content":{"rendered":"
A PERSONALISED cancer jab that stops the disease from coming back will rolled out on the NHS within five years, a health chief has said.<\/p>\n
They will be used to treat up to 10,000 patients with several different cancers, including advanced melanoma, prostate cancer, head and neck.<\/p>\n
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The Covid-style jabs can be made to target a particular cancer's unique genetic sequences or mutations.<\/p>\n
This can help the body selectively destroy cancer cells while sparing healthy cells, potentially resulting in fewer side effects compared to chemotherapy.<\/p>\n
NHS national director for cancer Prof Peter Johnson, said the vaccine is one of the most "enormous transformations" in treatment of the disease in the last decade. <\/p>\n
The announcement comes after the Government signed an agreement with German-based company BioNTech which previously developed a coronavirus vaccine, to provide patients with the jab by 2030. <\/p>\n