Capitalism: a social system where the rich live and the poor die.

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Ireland’s two-tier cancer drug system: ‘I can give one drug to one lot of patients, not to another’

https://www.irishtimes.com/health/2024/05/20/irelands-two-tier-cancer-drug-system-i-can-give-one-drug-to-one-lot-of-patients-not-to-another/

#capitalism #ireland #cancer #healthcare

Ireland’s two-tier cancer drug system: ‘I can give one drug to one lot of patients, not to another’

Public patients face ‘huge delays’ on cancer drugs, a poorer quality of life and a poorer chance of survival

^{Shauna Bowers (The Irish Times)}

Another mRNA #vaccine win:

Scientists have developed a cancer vaccine that can deliver treatments more effectively in people who have brain cancer and teach their immune systems to fight back. They’ve tested it successfully in four people now, and are moving on to more testing.

https://theconversation.com/brain-cancer-in-children-is-notoriously-hard-to-treat-a-new-mrna-cancer-vaccine-triggers-an-attack-from-within-228666
#health #science #vaccine #cancer

Brain cancer in children is notoriously hard to treat – a new mRNA cancer vaccine triggers an attack from within

Cancer vaccines have gained much interest among scientists but face a number of hurdles. A new mRNA vaccine for glioma offers a step forward in training the immune system to fight cancer.

^{The Conversation}