A skin cancer vaccine may be put into practical use within 10 years

Continuing to release Freon into the atmosphere is said to further destroy the ozone layer, increasing the amount of ultraviolet rays reaching the ground increases the incidence of skin cancer, but vaccines to prevent skin cancer It seems that it may become commonly used within 10 years.

Even now, the incidence of skin cancer is high in Australia near the ozone hole, and it may be a breakthrough as a countermeasure against ultraviolet radiation damage due to environmental destruction in the future.

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Skin cancer vaccine within reach | COSMOS magazine

Ian Fraser of the University of Queensland in Australia has already completed a vaccine effective for skin cancer prevention and it seems that experiments on animals have already been successful. Human body experiment will be carried out next year, and if it succeeds it will be used by medical institution.

The vaccine being developed this time is the most common skin cancerMalignant melanomaIt is not against against, it is seen the second mostSquamous cell carcinomaIt is a vaccine that has an effect on. This vaccine is thought to be one of the causes of changing abnormal cells into cancer cellsHuman papilloma virusIt has the effect of protecting against, destroying virus-infected cellsKiller T cellIt also has the effect of working to work normally.

However, with the vaccine it is not possible to prevent 100% skin cancer, it is necessary to take measures such as avoiding sunlight as usual · measures such as painting sunscreen are necessary, but to reduce skin cancer incidence with this vaccine It seems that it is thought that it can be done.