NHS launches 5-minute 'super-jab' that can fight 15 types of cancer
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Thousands of NHS patients will be given fast-track accessto a new cancer 'super jab' that can treat 15 types of the disease.The injection means people can receive their fortnightly or monthly immunotherapy treatment in under five minutes — which experts believe will herald a new era in fighting cancer.Currently the treatment, known medically as nivolumab, can take up to an hour via an IV drip.Officials also believe the roll-out could save over a year'sworth of treatment time for patients annually — which will see them spend less time in hospital while freeing up staff capacity.It is estimated around 1,200 patients in England per month could benefit for cancers including skin, bowel, stomach, kidney, bladder, lung, head and neck andoesophagus.Experts today said the groundbreaking jab was a 'significant advancement' in cancer care and would 'transform lives'.It comes amida disturbing rise in cancers including skin and bowel in the under 50s, which has baffled doctors around the globe.Pro...