Patient Information
Introduction
Cancer Vaccine Institute (CVI) is the only national charity in the UK exclusively funding research to fight cancer with vaccines and immunotherapy. It is hoped that vaccines will offer a better treatment for cancer and will enable patients to live longer with a better quality of life.
Cancer vaccines are a relatively new type of treatment for cancer. They are still in early stages of development and are currently only available to patients through clinical trials. Clinical trials are necessary to make sure the treatments really do work better than other treatments being used already. This takes a long time and unfortunately, reports in the newspapers and on television about 'miracle cures' can be misleading.
The CVI is currently funding clinical trials for childhood sarcoma, but a new programme is under development and aims to include trials for melanoma, brain and prostate cancer. Click here for more details on eligibility.
Cancer vaccines are a relatively new type of treatment for cancer. They are still in early stages of development and are currently only available to patients through clinical trials. Clinical trials are necessary to make sure the treatments really do work better than other treatments being used already. This takes a long time and unfortunately, reports in the newspapers and on television about 'miracle cures' can be misleading.
We hope you find this information useful, especially the Frequently Asked Question section. Cancer patients, their families and carers may also find it useful to contact Cancer BACUP, who provide free information, practical advice and support on any aspect of cancer. www.cancerbacup.org.uk.
For further information on clinical trials please email info@cancervaccine.org.uk. We regret that we are currently unable to respond to telephone enquiries.
For general information and support visit www.cancercbacup.org.uk
