THE WORLD'S first vaccine combating ovarian cancer that's being developed in the UK could "wipe out" the deadly disease, researchers say. Scientists at the University of Oxford are creating OvarianVax, a vaccine which teaches the immune system to recognise and attack the earliest stages of ovarian cancer. 3 Ovarian cancer is one of the most common forms of cancer affecting women in the UK - and is responsible for over 4,000 deaths a year Credit: Getty - Contributor 3 Ovarian cancer can cause vague symptoms like persistent bloating, stomach pain and needing to pee more often Credit: PA The hope is that the jab could be given to women preventatively on the NHS with the aim of eliminating the disease.
Experts suggest it could work in a similar way to the human papillomavirus (HPV) jab , which is on track to stamp out cervical cancer. HPV jabs are currently dished out to secondary school children and people at high risk of the virus, cutting their risk of getting conditions linked to HPV - including cervical cancer and genital warts. Prof Ahmed Ahmed, director of the ovarian cancer cell laboratory at MRC Weatherall Institute of Molecular Medicine the University of Oxford, and his team are working to identify cellular targets for their ovarian cancer vaccine.
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