Could Vaccines Cure Cancer? Early Trials Show Potential Application for Melanoma

According to a recent article in Medical News Today, “Scientists have developed a new vaccine that — in conjunction with existing therapies — can not only treat aggressive melanoma, but also prevent its recurrence.” The research is being performed at the Scripps Research Institute in San Diego, and the complete results of the latest study have been published in the Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences of the United States of America (PNAS). Continue reading