Therapeutic Cancer Vaccines Show up Promising Preliminary Results New research indicates that therapeutic cancer vaccines are being used in combination with conventional chemotherapy with growing success. These vaccines stimulate the body's immune system to target and destroy cancer cells.The promise shown by this method is described in several illuminating articles in Cancer Biotherapy and Radio pharmaceuticals , a peer-reviewed journal from Mary Ann Liebert. These articles are available free online at http://www.liebertpub.com/cbr The U.S. FDA recently approved the first cancer therapeutic vaccine for treatment of metastatic prostate cancer. At least 14 other cancer vaccine strategies are in Phase II or III clinical trials for metastatic melanoma, lung cancer, and lymphoma, for example. A critical perspective, "Recent Advances in Therapeutic Cancer Vaccines," (http://online.liebertpub.com/doi/full/10.1089/cbr.2012.1200) published in t...