Cancer Research UK's Drug Development Office (DDO) has launched a trial of a vaccine to treat some forms of cancer caused by a common virus known as the Epstein Barr Virus (EBV).The trial is being presented today (Tuesday 25 March) at a conference to mark 50 years since Cancer Research UK first discovered the link between the EBV virus and cancer*.The Epstein-Barr virus (EBV) infects most people in the UK, although it rarely causes medical problems.

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