Tel Aviv company produces Cancer vaccine.

English Conversation lesson about possible Cancer vaccine. 

A Tel Aviv company produces Cancer Vaccine - to be given to cancer patients to keep the cancer from recurring.  This could be a breakthrough, to help people who have had cancer not to continue to go through so many chemotherapy sessions.   I hope that it will be in use very soon!

Read this article and prepare to discuss it with your English teacher
http://www.ynetnews.com/articles/0,7340,L-4170853,00.html

Key Terms 
therapeutic vaccine
clinical trials
 administer
 platform technology
cancer 'cluster bomb'
blasting cancer tumors 
solid and non-solid tumors.
Coupled with that
depressed immune system
compromised immune system
 ailment
T-cells
 MUC1 molecule
 lymphoma,
 leukemia  
multiple myeloma
brought down to size
long-term approach 
fend off 
chemotherapy 







Questions
What is the difference between a theraputic vaccine and a preventative vaccine?
How long will it take for the vaccine to become available? 
How will this vaccine work for patients? 
How long will the  injections be needed?
How will this type of treatment improve Cancer treatment? 
Do you know anyone who has had cancer? 
How did they respond to treatment? 
Did the treatment work? 
When was this article written? 
Do you think that there has been any progress since then? 




Lesson Plan by Rachael Alice Orbach - Professional English Teacher 

Cure for Cancer on the Horizon - English Lesson

Israeli researchers have found a possible cancer cure process, two species of mole rats, blind and naked, live far longer than other rats and fight off cancers.   This could pave the way to find a way to cure cancer in humans.

Read this article and be ready to discuss it with your English teacher
http://www.express.co.uk/life-style/health/454188/EXCLUSIVE-Cure-for-ALL-cancers-is-on-the-way-as-scientists-discover-major-breakthrough

Key terms
breakthrough
secrete
 harvesting
radical 
metabolism
carcinogens
spontaneous cancer
induced cancer
extracting
It’s a long way off
gene extracts

Questions
What is surprising about this research?
Which animals are the researches using? 
What other animals have been used in the past?
How long do you think it will take until a specific treatment will be available? 

What other cancer treatments are you familiar with? 
What is the problem with the current treatments? 
Would you want to volunteer for experimental treatments to get rid of cancer?
Would you want to try a vaccine against cancer?

What do the doctors say how to prevent cancer?
Do you know of any one who has, or has had cancer?


Lesson Plan by Rachael Alice Orbach, Professional English Teacher