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Cancer Vaccine Hunt Makes Progress, Finally
The long-awaited cancer vaccine revolution is getting a little closer to reality. New data from Moderna Inc. and Merck & Co. suggest that after decades of failures, researchers are finally figuring out the right way to design a vaccine that can teach immune cells how to recognize and combat tumors.
Moderna mRNA melanoma vaccine may be ‘the penicillin moment’ in cancer treatment, researchers say
A world-first melanoma vaccine which personalises treatments for patients may put an end to melanoma as a “death sentence", according to Australian experts.
Victorian men twice as likely to die from melanoma, says Cancer Council
New Cancer Council Victoria research confirms that men aren’t using enough sun protection, putting them at risk of developing melanoma, the fifth most common cancer in Victoria.