Breast Cancer Trials
COVID-19: Australian Breast Cancer Researcher in the Race to Find a Coronavirus Vaccine
- Author: Vários
- Narrator: Vários
- Publisher: Podcast
- Duration: 0:06:56
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Synopsis
Breast Cancer Trials researcher Dr Ross Jennens is a Medical Oncologist at Epworth Hospital in Melbourne and one of 4,000 Australian health professionals participating in the BRACE clinical trial. This study aims to test the BCG vaccine, which was developed to prevent tuberculosis and is commonly used as a treatment for people with bladder cancer, to see if it can provide an immune system boost to protect people from COVID-19 symptoms.
