Cancer vaccine therapy is one of the more complex topics in cancer treatment and one of the most rapidly changing fields of cancer research.

A Primer for Healthcare Providers about Vaccine Therapy: Ryan Smith, MD discusses "An Update on Cancer Vaccines" from Current Opinion Gastroenterology.

A Primer for Patients about Vaccine Therapy: S. Jack Wei, MD gives us a detailed understanding of this complicated topic.

Exclusive Interview: Senior Editor, Julia Draznin Maltzman, MD talks with Kidney cancer expert Dr. Kimryn Rathmell.

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Vaccine Therapy

In this new section the OncoLink Editors provide a fundamental explanation of the immune system, vaccines, and current challenges facing vaccine therapy with more in depth information on specific types of vaccines and results of some recent clinical trials.

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