Could vaccines cure cancer? ⏲️ 6 Minute English สาธารณะ

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When was the last time you had a vaccination, and what was it for? Many of us get vaccinations when we are children or when we go travelling, but did you know that scientists have been developing vaccines that can be personalised to help your body keep itself clear of some specific cancer types? Georgie and Phil discuss this and teach you some new vocabulary.

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00:00 Talking about different types of vaccines
00:40 Quiz question: According to the World Health Organisation, what is the most common cancer worldwide
01:06 Scientists have been trying to develop a vaccine that could cure cancer
02:50 How can these vaccines treat people? What makes them different from other vaccines?
04:13 Could this vaccine improve the life of patients with cancer?
04:56 Quiz answer
05:17 Vocabulary recap: a long time coming, false dawn, space, breakthrough, prime (something), promise

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