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Covid-19 mRNA vaccines could help boost the immune system to fight off cancer, according to a study published in the journal Nature. The study looked at the clinical outcomes for over 1,000 patients with late-stage melanoma or lung cancer who were treated with a form of immunotherapy called immune checkpoint inhibitors.

The findings showed that “patients who received either the Pfizer or Moderna mRNA-based Covid-19 vaccine within 100 days of starting immunotherapy were more than twice as likely to be alive after three years compared with those who didn't receive either vaccine.”

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[–] celeste@kbin.earth 6 points 5 months ago (3 children)

While those undergoing cancer treatment are more susceptible to contracting viruses like Covid-19, the extended lifespan was attributed to the mRNA in the vaccine, which appeared to “help the immune system respond better to the cutting-edge cancer treatment,” according to The Associated Press.

Has anyone read about this further? I'm curious how they determined it was the mRNA and not the covid immunity. It sounds cool.

[–] FoxyFerengi@startrek.website 6 points 5 months ago (2 children)

Here is the study.

This was such a complex study, if I'm reading it correctly. Ultimately they ruled out other parts of the vaccine to find what was causing the immune response "reset", and found it was only the mRNA that was eliciting the response.

[–] celeste@kbin.earth 3 points 5 months ago

Thank you so much for the link and explanation! Just reading the abstract tells me it'll take a while for me to read through it and get it, so I wanted to make sure to thank you now, haha.

[–] SaveTheTuaHawk@lemmy.ca 1 points 5 months ago

There is an old theory as to why viral infections benefit animals, the idea that an activated immune response was protective against other events. mRNA vaccines give the same benefit, without the viral pathology.

The unethical human experimentation is currently being carried out in Red states.