Ovarian cancer is the eighth most common cancer in women and the eighteenth most common cancer overall, according to World Cancer Research Fund International.

A few decades ago the idea of a cancer vaccine was science fiction’ – but it is now becoming more of a reality, says Dr Claire Bromley from Cancer Research UK

The world's first vaccine for ovarian cancer, being developed in the UK, could wipe out the disease, researchers have said. Scientists at the University of Oxford are creating OvarianVax, a vaccine which teaches the immune system to recognise and attack the earliest stages of ovarian cancer.

THE WORLD’S first vaccine combating ovarian cancer that’s being developed in the UK could “wipe out” the deadly disease, researchers say. Scientists at the University of

A first-ever ovarian cancer vaccine – currently being developed by the University of Oxford hopes to wipe off the deadly cancer – which kills thousands of women across the world yearly. According to scientists – the jab could be given to all women preventatively to eliminate the disease,

The vaccines are still in early development, but if tests are successful, they could help prevent one of the most common forms of cancer for women.

In this study, the Cancer Research UK-funded scientists will establish the targets for the vaccine. They will find out which proteins on the surface of early-stage ovarian cancer cells are most strongly recognized by the immune system and how effectively the vaccine kills mini-models of ovarian cancer called organoids.

The first ovarian cancer vaccine is being developed, and creators and hopeful it could wipe out the disease. The UK is currently developing the world’s first vaccine for ovarian cancer at the University of Oxford.

Experts hope the ovarian cancer jab could work in a similar way to the human papillomavirus (HPV) vaccine, which is on track to stamp out cervical cancer.

Researchers at the University of Oxford are working on the world’s first vaccine for ovarian cancer, which could potentially eliminate the deadly disease.