HAVANA, Cuba (South Journal) — While the World Health Organization (WHO) is now reporting that tobacco consumption is killing over 5 million people annually, a figure that could reach 8 million by 2030, Cuba has announced its first therapeutic vaccine against lung cancer, one of the most frequent types of the disease at the world level and the one with highest prevalence among smokers.
Successful clinical tests have proven the effectiveness of this medication, which will be commercialized on the island under the trademark CIMAVAX-EGF, thanks to the research work of experts at the Havana-based Molecular Immunology Center, who are already considering the use of the principle of this medication to treat other oncological conditions.
The Cuban vaccine cannot prevent the disease, but considerably improves the state of patients with advanced cancer, said project head Gisela Gonzalez in statements to Trabajadores newspaper. The medication turns advanced cancer into a controllable chronic disease since it generates antibodies against proteins that cause uncontrolled cell proliferation, the specialist explained.
The World Health Organization pointed out that lung cancer is one of the most serious conditions and one of the types of cancers responsible over one million deaths annually at world level.
The people most affected by this conditions are adults over 50 years of age with smoking records or persons exposed to tobacco smoke — bearing in mind that 600 000 passive smokers die every year in the world – as well as smoke emissions from industry and transportation.
Great job for the humanity via immunity. I was in contact with Cubans once we want to learn the Cuban program how to defeat analphabizim ( illetracy ) and TBC in developing cuntries. Viva Cuba
And I bet this treatment will be only in Cuba because the u.s, Britain and the rest of the west refuse to trade with Cuba. Even if this is so ground breaking. If this is to enter the entire world Market then I guarantee Cuba has to go through Russia in order for it to be worldwide. Let’s see how things turn out here. Amazing work by the cubans.
CUBA AND THE REST OF THE WORLD MUST UNITE FOR THE SAKE OF HUMANITY AND NOT FOR INDIVIDUALISM.
and this under a half century embargo. Imagine how great Cuba and the rest of the caribbean could be if allowed their true independence
Really old news.
http://www.guardian.co.uk/science/2008/jun/26/cancer.cuba
Kudos to Cuba not only have they created the First lung cancer vaccine but they have created the first vaccine that cannot prevent the disease. Hey, I am just repeating what the article said. LMAO.
In my limited knowledge that is not a vaccine. It may be simply another cancer drug.
limited knowledge is correct.. a vaccine does not prevent a disease, that would be an immunization (makes something or someone immune). A vaccine is when something is inserted in your body that will trigger your antibodies to kick in (in response)
Hmmmm….interesting. Although I still think you would be better off if you just QUIT smoking. There are several other forms of cancer attributed to smoking as well: cancer of the oral cavity, pharynx, larynx, esophagus, bladder, stomach, cervix, kidney and pancreas, and acute myeloid leukemia. PREVENTION is always better than the cure.
Great job Gisela and co. Time will tell of the invention. Viva cuba!!!!
Hasta la Victoria Siempre!
Listos siempre pa’ el combate!
Donald Tusk;
If we had a choice some of us would never be in the land of the Kalinago people; if at all, we would be on special development missions FROM THE AFRICAN CONINENT, like those missions all over the world setting up replicas of the pyramid in south america, establishing civilisations in Asia and even Europe, long, long before Columbus…..
… WITH OUR “PASSPORTS” and NOT WITH CHAINS AROUND OUR NECKS LIKE ANIMALS WORKING FOR ENDLESS HOURS WITHOUT PAY AND HAVING NOTHING TO LEAVE FOR OUR COMING GENERATIONS.
We didnt have a choice then. Now at least we have freedom of speech to cry foul for the injustices that stain humanity.
MOUTH OF THE SOUTH, dont you know that there was a repatriation plan by Garvey that was foiled by the American Intelligence.
While we need to work and if we have to go there to work they need our labour and intelligence for them to prosper as they do.
Dont you know that america is an extension of Europe? That’s why when we say USA, we include Europe too.
By the way let’s try to keep the dialogue healthy and avoid insults. We are all about correcting the ills of the world; enemies dont fit in the camp.
Could you imagine we refuse to be enemies of America,, we are just busy trying to make the world a better place.
The truth is an offence but not a SHAME/SIN
THANK YOU
U R INDEED FREE….CHEERS
I will believe it when I see it and the undoctored studies and statistics. Autologous vaccines do work but they are not produced by the drug companies.
Before allyuh wait and see if this this story holds any water, allyuh there heaping praises on Cuba. How many times have you seen medication that was supposed to help people end up doing more harm than good?
I does take these kinds of news with a grain of salt, not matter where the story originates. Too much hype already.
Largo y duro ha sido el camino pero hemos llegado…Fidel castro Ruz.
A man who had an idea for his people….fought for his people ..worked for his people. Today after 40 odd year under an economic embargo…”The Dictator” has the first vacine against cancer…cause by the Billion Dollar tobacco industries. I would rather be considered a Dictator like Fidel than a CEO of any of these tobacco companies…. 5 million deaths annually and nobody in jail…hmmmmmm
Food for Thought!!!
Lung cancer is very insidious. If you believe this article you would probably believe that there are cows on the moon eating grass.
Dominicans too damn gullible. Tell then anything, and without question, they swallow it hook, line and sinker. If is almost like the man who is thisty in a desert who will walk two miles only to find the watering hole is a mirage.
Many Cuban antibiotics have already been pirated by big pharma in the US. They snatch them, get their patent, since they do not recognize Cuba’s, and they make billions of dollars on the hard work and research of a struggling “Third World” country. It’s like the brain drain; do they care? The Cuban educational and health system is bearing fruit.
I wonder what the so-called ‘Know it all’ UWI inteligencia who have been recently criticizing Cuba, their universities and graduates have to say about this?
Can someone tell me of any significant research advancement of this kind that UWI has had, in medicine or any other field for that matter?
Not bashing anyone, but these stupid, ignorant folks who know nothing about Cuba and just keep running their mouths speaking RUBBISH must be put in their places!
@ lord knows
i really want to know what america do allu so eh…. there are many things i dislike about america… racial injustice and the many things which go on… but clearly this isn’t your issue… ur issue ‘seem’ to be political… so u saying that congress is taking the tobacco companies to court for just a ‘show’… do u know that the healthcare is causing the u.s.a more money than they make from these tobacco companies… these companies have connections in congress who pull their strings for them… that’s it… but the u.s.a really wants to get done with tobacco… do u know in some states the price of a pack of tobacco is like $13.00… that’s how much they have raised this… now kudos to cuba… kudos to castro… kudos to the cuban medical field…. but peeps like u must stop bringing up 1960’s bzness to now… when it is clear that the obama administration is trying to make amends with Cuba… i guess we’d like everything to happen overnight… but it won’t… things take time… there are protocols to be followed… if i take one step…. i want to see what kind of step u going to take… it is so damning to see the ignorance of our people… always trying to bash the u.s.a for this and that… yet they never mention U.K France… netherlands… spain.. italy etc…. these are the culprits that were responsible for enslaving our fathers and mothers.. pillaging and raping… and now for POLITICS sake… we are in bed with china… no problem with that… it’s all bzness right?? well China is in the new-aged slavery business of our African brothers as we speak… raping and pillaging their economies… so if we are upset with the u.s.a and it’s dependencies (where most of our sons and daughters live to earn a better livelihood…) then we must be upset with China also… everything for u all have to be political… just say kudos and finish with it… u all have to bring amerikkka into it… yet u all visit every summer… barrels come down from american addresses… our musicians make more money in a labour day weekend than they would make playing 4 straight weekends in d.a….
The American system is the most CORRUPT system in the world world…
Congressmen accepts bribe money to push legislations in favour of huge companies like the Tobacco company all in the name of LOBBYISTS!!!!!
And they call it Lobbying, not CORRUPTION. My people please if I beg not anything else of you but this: “THINK”.
@ mouth of the south.
U saw 1 post I made reguarding Cuba and the United States (their known enemy within our Caribbean waters). Suddenly you know where I stand on all issues you’ve never heard me speak of? You’re clearly an empty vessel. You’re barking up the wrong tree….
Stop singing to the choir and go mouth off @ truth, wisdumb & rights and whatever else its name is…..
You will tell me where I getting my barrels from also, Gel Cochon…. Somehow I know you believe the crap you spew on here.
For your information Tobacco is taking congress to court because congress is trying to force them to put graphic pictures on their packages. Your head is so far up your behind that you missed the entire point I was trying to make before you decided to go off on a tangent. Stay in Amerikkka where you have plenty government aid to live off of, which is why you have so much time to troll through these comments of people’s opinions and respond to them.
Oh and you’re an even bigger fool if you think that 1960’s “stuff” has no part to play in present dealings. Are you serious? Trying to make amends with Cuba on their terms, sounds like a dictatorship to me! You’re just mad because you live in the U.S and have bought into their lifestyle so much so that you take offense to my opinion, do us all a favor and shut you mouf in the souf…thanks
The U.S. and Cuba are not enemies. The U.S. has Guantanamo Bay detention center over on Cuba. This whole relationship business is a hoax by the state dept. There have been cultural exchange programs ongoing between the U.S. and Cuba for years.
Test it on Dominicans they too SOT
Hasta la victoria siempre! Viva Fidel! Viva Raul! Viva la Revolucon Cubana! Patria o muerte! venceremos! Cuba, soy una de las semillas que has sembrado en toda parte del mundo gratuitamente. Te defenere siempre porque eres justa para la humanidad.
Muchas felicidades por esta noticia!!!!!!!!!!
Te amo Cuba.
Yo tambien
that’s very good…. but whatever happened to the revelation that jamaica had developed a treatment for prostate cancer????
their version of democrazy is to allow “penetration” into people’s countries.
If they could penetrate cuba, years ago, cuba would never make such advances in education and health.
Prostitution is their way for their colonies
viva liberacion
Go & Live in CUBA u HYPOCRITE
Well would you look @ that, I hope to hear the “commenters” from the last posting about Cuba’s socialism….. I’m sure if any of their family members were suffering from lung cancer they’d surely pay Cuba a visit. Despite the politics. Surely! Politics is hogwash…..
….whilst democrazed Amerikkka is at war(of course)with BIG TOBACCO to *TRY* to make it mandatory for tobacco companies to include graphic images on their cig packs, *(knowing)* that it causes lung cancer!?!?!?! Really? Democrazy is more like it!
Clearly Amerikkka knows that the tobacco industry and the “health INDUSTRY” means more money for them, so in the long run tobacco will win and the sheeple shall remain behhh-ing.
Somehow dictatorship with a smile isn’t dictatorship all the same…
great job guys… proof of your active research community
Patria o Muerte; Venceremos! Soon the rest of the world will be coming over for such medical aid. The doors are opening wider. Be patient Cuba.
Viva Cuba, and El Presidente Fidel…Love you
Che Love you too
We all seems to forget that CUBA have to one of the highest Literacy rate in the world.Ref. Guinness book of record.
They also have very high numbers of smokers which I guess is the driving force behind the invention of this vaccine. Don’t forget about the world reknown Cuban Cigar.