Study finds COVID-19 mRNA vaccine sparks immune response to fight cancer

Low-Res_COVID vaccine-cancer_SECONDARY; credit_ UF Health _ Jackie Hart

Source: UF Health/Jackie Hart

Patients with advanced lung or skin cancer who received a COVID-19 mRNA vaccine within 100 days of starting immunotherapy drugs lived significantly longer than those who did not get the vaccine, researchers have found.

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