Russian President Vladimir Putin said Russian scientists are close to developing a cancer vaccine that will soon be available.

Russian President Vladimir Putin announced in a conference on future technologies in Moscow “We are close to developing cancer vaccines and new drugs to strengthen the body's immune system against cancer.”

"I hope this vaccine will soon be used effectively as an individual treatment against cancer," he said.

Cancer is a deadly disease that kills millions of people every year worldwide and no vaccine has been developed against it.