{"id":115010,"date":"2023-11-04T00:00:11","date_gmt":"2023-11-04T00:00:11","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.newsisc.com\/videos\/could-herpes-help-cure-cancer-a-new-vaccine-is-proving-successful-in-shrinking-tumours-itv-news\/"},"modified":"2023-11-04T00:00:11","modified_gmt":"2023-11-04T00:00:11","slug":"could-herpes-help-cure-cancer-a-new-vaccine-is-proving-successful-in-shrinking-tumours-itv-news","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.newsisc.com\/videos\/could-herpes-help-cure-cancer-a-new-vaccine-is-proving-successful-in-shrinking-tumours-itv-news\/","title":{"rendered":"Could herpes help cure cancer? A new vaccine is proving successful in shrinking tumours | ITV News"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/i1.ytimg.com\/vi\/XDdAbTJbHXw\/hqdefault.jpg\" alt=\"Could herpes help cure cancer? A new vaccine is proving successful in shrinking tumours | ITV News\"><br \/> <iframe loading=\"lazy\" width=\"560\" height=\"315\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/XDdAbTJbHXw\" frameborder=\"0\" allowfullscreen><\/iframe> <\/p>\n<p>It sounds a fanciful idea but doctors in Liverpool are using the Herpes virus as a vaccine to treat tumours.<\/p>\n<p>Traditional vaccines like the Flu or Covid jab don\u2019t work on cancer because each patient\u2019s tumours are so different. By injecting an altered version of the herpes virus directly into cancerous areas, doctors hope to attack the tumours and trigger the body\u2019s immune system to specially attack the disease.<\/p>\n<p>The technique is called Oncolytic virotherapy. It\u2019s been used by doctors at Clatterbridge Cancer Centre in Liverpool who have benefitted from the research done to find a Covid vaccination.<\/p>\n<p>The immune response could potentially be much stronger and more directed against the cancer.<\/p>\n<p>\u2022 Subscribe to ITV News on YouTube: http:\/\/bit.ly\/2lOHmNj<br \/>\n\u2022 Get breaking news and more stories at http:\/\/www.itv.com\/news<\/p>\n<p>Follow ITV News on Facebook: https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/itvnews\/<br \/>\nFollow ITV News on Twitter: https:\/\/twitter.com\/itvnews<br \/>\nFollow ITV News on Instagram: https:\/\/www.instagram.com\/itvnews\/<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>It sounds a fanciful idea but doctors in Liverpool are using the Herpes virus as a vaccine to treat tumours. Traditional vaccines like the Flu or Covid jab don\u2019t work on cancer because each patient\u2019s tumours are so different. 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