Dr. Mary Lenora “Nora” Disis has devoted her career to learning how the body fights cancer and to developing a breast cancer vaccine. In this video, she describes where that effort is collectively headed.
0:04 "Tipping point" of understanding breast cancer vaccines
0:29 Importance of the immune system in fighting cancer
0:58 How a cancer vaccine would continuously provide protection
1:50 Why 10 years is a 'reasonable goal' for a breast cancer vaccine
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