Comparison of Traditional Treatments and Therapeutic Vaccines for Breast Cancer

Abstract

One prevalent malignant tumor that poses a major risk to women's health is breast cancer. In addition, breast cancer is also one of the main causes of female mortality. Despite this, most breast cancer still uses traditional treatment, including surgery, chemotherapy, radiotherapy, etc. Although traditional treatment can control the disease process, there are a series of problems and limitations. Thus, there is an urgent need for novel therapies to improve the prognosis and the standard of living for those with breast cancer. Immunotherapy, as an innovative method of treatment, is receiving increasing attention. Cancer immunotherapy works by using the immune system's defenses to stop cancer from spreading and eradicate cancerous cells. Therapeutic vaccines are a highly anticipated immunotherapy. The unique advantages of therapeutic vaccines may become one of the main directions for cancer treatment. However, there are still many problems and challenges with cancer therapeutic vaccines at present. This review aims to discuss the advantages and research progress of therapeutic vaccines for breast cancer and discuss the potential and challenges of vaccines in the treatment of breast cancer. It aims to provide reference and guidance for further research on therapeutic vaccines against breast cancer.