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Brain Cancer Vaccine Doubles Survival Time

Kennedy could be a candidate for breakthrough therapy

By Katherine Thompson, Newser Staff

Posted Jun 3, 2008 11:41 AM CDT

(Newser) – A new vaccine more than doubles the expected survival time of patients with the most common form of brain cancer, Reuters reports. Although the test group was small, patients lived an average of 33 months—"almost unheard of" compared to the average of 14... Read full story »

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Brain Cancer Vaccine Doubles Survival Time

Kennedy could be a candidate for breakthrough therapy

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