President Vladimir Putin says Russia is close to creating cancer vaccines.

 

Russian President Vladimir Putin

Russian President Vladimir Putin, on Wednesday, said that his country is quite close to creating a cancer vaccine, and it could be available to patients soon.

Speaking at a forum on future technologies in Moscow, he said, "...

We have come very close to the creation of so-called cancer vaccines and immunomodulatory drugs of a new generation.

I hope that soon they will be effectively used as methods of individual therapy."

He did not elaborate on the details of the vaccine.

Cancer is a leading cause of death worldwide and is caused by the abnormal growth of cells in the body, which spread to other parts.