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Cancer research: Promise of protection

Cancer vaccines have long shown lots of potential but few results. Signs of success now suggest opportunities.

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Chi, K. Cancer research: Promise of protection. Nature 471, 537–538 (2011). https://doi.org/10.1038/nj7339-537a

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