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    3 months ago

    Dirt cheap genetic sequencing and MRNA vaccines will be available to cure various types of cancer.

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      3 months ago

      I wish. Genetic sequencing is already pretty cheap, but cancer is not some all-encompassing disease to be cured by it.

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        3 months ago

        There will be custom printed MRNA vaccines that target cancers based on sequencing that cancer’s own DNA.

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          3 months ago

          Does this mean we would get vaccinated against all forms of cancer? Because these are a lot. What about people who already have a cancer?

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            3 months ago

            It’s not necessarily a vaccine that you get in advance. It’s simply a vaccine in that it causes your body to create antibodies against the wonky cells, they can happen after chemo or radiation and still be effective.