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The world's first ovarian cancer vaccine could wipe the disease out, researchers have said.

OvarianVax is a vaccine that teaches the immune system to recognise and attack the earliest stages of ovarian cancer.

It's being developed by scientists at the University of Oxford.

The hope is that women could receive the jab preventatively on the NHS with the goal of eradicating the disease.

Experts have suggested it could work in a similar way to the human papillomavirus (HPV) jab, which is on track to stamp out cervical cancer.

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[–] Samvega@lemmy.blahaj.zone 13 points 1 month ago (6 children)

This is great news. Yet, sadly, I am drawn to wondering who will complain about this the loudest. Will it be misogynists who say "they're not helping men with their cancer", or anti-vaxxers saying "this vaccine will actually CAUSE cancer"?

What about people who are both misogynist and anti-vaccine?

[–] lmaydev@lemmy.world 13 points 1 month ago (1 children)

Fuck em, essentially. Rather have cancer than a vaccine, that's their choice. It's not until it's a required vaccine that it makes much difference.

[–] scytale@lemm.ee 7 points 1 month ago

Well at least ovarian cancer isn’t airborne and contagious like covid. So antivaxxers can avoid it all they want, it’s their choice if they want to die from a disease that they could’ve prevented.

[–] Viking_Hippie@lemmy.world 3 points 1 month ago (1 children)

What about people who are both misogynist and anti-vaccine?

$10 says Alex Jones and his troglodyte cult following are gonna have a field day 😮‍💨

[–] FlyingSquid@lemmy.world 4 points 1 month ago (1 children)

Alex is a little busy losing everything he owns right now.

[–] Viking_Hippie@lemmy.world 3 points 1 month ago (1 children)
[–] FlyingSquid@lemmy.world 4 points 1 month ago (1 children)

Sure. He'll also drink large quantities of liquor and cry.

[–] Viking_Hippie@lemmy.world 3 points 1 month ago
[–] ripcord@lemmy.world -2 points 1 month ago* (last edited 1 month ago) (1 children)

Yeah, I knew it. Here come the sad sacks with the useless "this is good news, but......"

[–] Samvega@lemmy.blahaj.zone 1 points 1 month ago (1 children)

I'm an academic working to analyse hate speech, with a particular focus on online misogyny. As bigotry is illogical, common features of communications of that hatred is stuff that is wholly made up. This include the idea that men are being short-changed by a medical industry which prioritise female health. This is factually untrue, in terms of gender differences in health outcomes.

If knowing about the truth makes me a 'sad sack', fine. Maybe being correct and 'sad' is more important than being incorrect yet happy.

[–] ripcord@lemmy.world 1 points 1 month ago* (last edited 1 month ago) (1 children)

Ok, good point. Yet, sadly, children die of cancer.

[–] Samvega@lemmy.blahaj.zone 2 points 1 month ago (1 children)

And, sadly, sometimes parents refuse the vaccine that would help.

[–] ripcord@lemmy.world 0 points 1 month ago

Good point. Yet, sadly, puppies sometimes get cancer.

[–] rebelsimile@sh.itjust.works -3 points 1 month ago (3 children)

It’s a good thing we invented this straw person to have this whole discussion artificially when literally no one else was bringing it up. If we can’t find any monsters I guess we’ll invent them and do it anyway. 🙄

[–] CosmicTurtle0@lemmy.dbzer0.com 4 points 1 month ago (1 children)

Oh you sweet summer child. I wish I could live in your brain.

[–] Samvega@lemmy.blahaj.zone 2 points 1 month ago (1 children)

It’s a good thing we invented this straw person

So, neither misogynists nor anti-vaxxers exist?

I can find you evidence of men complaining about free period products. I am certain there will be men complaining that female cancers are getting cures, and not male ones.

[–] rebelsimile@sh.itjust.works 1 points 1 month ago

They exist, are they here on Lemmy without artificially or “ironically” sharing their awesome hot takes? The world will never know.