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Old Vaccine Potentially Treats Liver Cancer

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The Bacillus Calmette-Guérin (BCG) vaccine, which has been around for over a century and is known for enhancing the body's immunity against tuberculosis and other diseases, is a potential breakthrough in treating hepatocellular carcinoma (HCC).
HCC is the most common type of liver cancer and the third leading cause of cancer-related deaths globally.
According to the North American Association of Central Cancer Registries, an estimated 41,210 new HCC cases would be diagnosed in the United States in 2023.