Russia's Ministry of Health has claimed that it has developed a cancer vaccine. As early as the year 2024, Russian President Vladimir Putin said that he is very close to creating a cancer vaccine. This is an mRNA vaccine. Its clinical trials have shown that the vaccine can help treat cancerous tumors. This discovery of Russia is considered to be the greatest discovery of the century.
Cancer is one of the most deadly diseases in the world. According to the World Health Organization (WHO), cancer is the leading cause of death in the world after cardiovascular disease. About 6.1 million people die worldwide every year, of which 10 million die from cancer. This means that one out of every six deaths in the world is caused by cancer.
Therefore, the whole world is watching this invention of Russia with great anticipation. This can change a lot. Millions of lives can be saved every year.
So, today 'health water' In we will know the answers to all the questions related to this vaccine. You will also know that-
- What is cancer?
- What would be the potential cost of this cancer vaccine?
- When will it be ready and on the market?
- How true is the claim of preparation in one hour?
Question: What is cancer? Answer: There are about 3 million cells in our body. All these grow in a controlled manner in specific patterns and self-destruct over time. But when cancer develops, these regulated patterns begin to deteriorate and take the form of malignancy. Oncologist Dr. Action Cancer Hospital, Delhi. Samit Purohit explains Cancer in very simple terms –
Question: At what stage is this cancer vaccine? Answer: Pre-clinical trials of the cancer vaccine have been completed. She has been successful in this. It can be brought to market after clinical trials and approval.
A vaccine has to go through several stages before reaching the market. First of all scientists do research. This is followed by pre-clinical trials of the vaccine. Pre-clinical is when a drug or vaccine is first tested in the laboratory, on mice or otherwise on humans.
If the pre-clinical trial is successful, the clinical trial is conducted. A clinical trial is testing a drug or vaccine on humans.
Clinical trials are followed by regulatory review. If everything goes well, it is approved for production. After this, when it is ready, it is brought to the market after checking the quality.
Question: How long will it take for this vaccine to be on the market? Answer: The Russian government has said that the vaccine will be available in the early months of 2025. It will be given free of charge to Russian cancer patients. However, it is designed only for Russia. It is difficult to say anything about when it will be available for other countries.
Question: What is the likely cost of this vaccine? Answer: According to Andrey Kaprin, head of the Radiology Medical Research Center of the Russian Health Ministry, the cost of each dose of this vaccine for the state in Russia will be about 300,000 rubles, i.e. about 2 lakh 46 thousand rupees. When it comes to the global market, export and storage costs can also be added to this cost. So its price may vary.
Question: How will this vaccine work? Answer: This is an mRNA vaccine. mRNA stands for Messenger-RNA. It is part of the human genetic code. It makes proteins in our cells. Put it this way, when a virus or bacteria attacks our body, mRNA technology sends a message to our cells to make proteins to fight that virus or bacteria.
Question: How many types of cancer will this vaccine affect? Answer: The vaccine has so far been successful against breast, lung and colon cancers in pre-clinical trials. However, researchers say that it has the potential to treat all types of cancer.
Question: Up to what stage of cancer will this vaccine be effective? Answer: This vaccine is very effective in the early stages of cancer. However, it has not been specified to what stage its effect will remain. It has been found that this vaccine will strengthen the body's natural defense system. With its help, tumor growth can be slowed down. Once the cancer is gone, it can prevent it from growing back. If the cancer is in the early stages, it can be completely eradicated.
Question: Will radiation and chemotherapy not be needed after vaccination? Answer: This vaccine is only capable of completely eliminating early stage cancer. If the cancer is in an advanced stage, the cancer can be slowed down with the help of a vaccine. Along with this, chemotherapy and radiation therapy may be required. Doctors can make decisions based on the stage of the cancer, symptoms and overall health of the patient.
Question: Can this vaccine be given after cancer or for prevention? Answer: The vaccine clearly states that its purpose is to treat cancer patients and not to prevent tumors from forming in patients. This means that this vaccine will be used to treat cancer. It does not prevent a person from getting cancer.
The truth is that it is not biologically possible to create a cancer vaccine that can prevent cancer. This is because cancer is not a disease. It is the result of thousands of different conditions in the body.
Question: Can cancer develop again once vaccinated? Answer: Yes, it can happen. This vaccine is a type of personalized cancer vaccine. In this, the vaccine is prepared by taking a part of a person's cancer tumor. If the same person develops another type of cancer after being cured, a new vaccine has to be prepared for him.
Question: Will the vaccine be ready for every cancer patient in 1 hour? Answer: It usually takes a long time to prepare a vaccine. Russia will use computing to create this vaccine using customized mRNA. In this, the help of Ivannikov Institute has been taken, which will take the help of AI for this entire task. The process of creating a vaccine with the help of neural network computing should take only half an hour to an hour.
Question: Won't cancer be a major disease after this vaccine is on the market?
Answer: The whole world is looking forward to this vaccine, if all the results are positive then the treatment of cancer will become much easier than before.
Question: What do the world's leading doctors say about vaccines?
Answer: Doctors are refraining from saying more about the vaccine until it is on the market after regulatory approval. However, questions are being raised about the use of AI to develop vaccines.
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