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Re:mRNA Cancer Vaccine Reprograms Immune System to Tackle Gl... by max_ on Thursday May 02, 2024 @12:50AM (#40232804)
Is there a good book about cancer for a layman? That can help them understand what exactly the disease is, it's variants and a list of potential strategies to beat the disease.
Re:mRNA Cancer Vaccine Reprograms Immune System to Tackle Gl... by ggm on Thursday May 02, 2024 @12:55AM (#40232833)
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_Emperor_of_All_Maladies

is a good overview of the history of radical surgery and chemotherapy, and the emergence of modern treatment to 2010

Re:mRNA Cancer Vaccine Reprograms Immune System to Tackle Gl... by liquid_bluing on Thursday May 02, 2024 @02:10AM (#40233203)
I found this book, which traces the surprisingly long and fascinating history of using immunotherapy to treat cancer up to the present day, well, fascinating:

The Breakthrough: Immunotherapy and the Race to Cure Cancer - Wikipedia https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_Breakthrough:_Immunotherap...

My uncle died of a glioblastoma, and shortly after I read this book, I was myself diagnosed with cancer (treated conventionally, hopefully cured). Immunotherapies like mRNA vaccines seem to be our best hope for finding reliable, permanent cures for a lot of different cancers. I am sorry that for many of our loved ones, a cure will have come too late.

Re:mRNA Cancer Vaccine Reprograms Immune System to Tackle Gl... by rob74 on Thursday May 02, 2024 @05:37AM (#40234324)
> the surprisingly long and fascinating history of using immunotherapy to treat cancer

Well yeah, it has been known for a long time that cancer can do what it does because of the immune system's failure to eliminate the "defective" cells. Also, there are the rare "spontaneous remissions" where, for some reason, the immune system eventually catches up and manages to destroy the cancer. So there have been many attempts to harness the immune system in cancer treatment. Glad to see that all that work is finally bearing fruit (fingers crossed)...

Re:mRNA Cancer Vaccine Reprograms Immune System to Tackle Gl... by stenl on Thursday May 02, 2024 @02:08AM (#40233187)
”The Emperor of all Maladies” by Siddhartha Mukherjee is fantastic
Re:mRNA Cancer Vaccine Reprograms Immune System to Tackle Gl... by otteromkram on Thursday May 02, 2024 @12:55AM (#40232831)
Wikipedia is usually a pretty good starting point. In addition to summarized content, reference links should be available.
Re:mRNA Cancer Vaccine Reprograms Immune System to Tackle Gl... by max_ on Thursday May 02, 2024 @01:25AM (#40232968)
Wikipedia is a rabbit hole. It seems too wide.

I want someone that has already done comprehensive research to guide me on what I should be paying attention to.

Re:mRNA Cancer Vaccine Reprograms Immune System to Tackle Gl... by gnyman on Thursday May 02, 2024 @04:41AM (#40234008)
Not a book, but the Kurzgesagt series on cancer are a great start.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=zFhYJRqz_xk and https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=uoJwt9l-XhQ

Also while not about cancer specifically, the book Immune by the kurzgesagt founder Philipp Dettmer has a chapter on it and the relation to the immune system. Which is very relevant for these new immunotherapies.

Re:mRNA Cancer Vaccine Reprograms Immune System to Tackle Gl... by Wonnk13 on Thursday May 02, 2024 @06:52AM (#40234715)
The Emperor of all Maladies