Melanoma Update

Melanoma Update

Melanoma Update

MedlinePlus sent this bulletin at 10/18/2013 01:14 PM EDT New on the MedlinePlus Melanoma page:

Immune Drugs Hold Hope of "Clinical Cure" for Deadly Skin Cancer

09/27/2013 02:27 PM EDT

A new generation of drugs designed to trigger the immune system to fight cancer is offering the prospect of a "clinical cure" for some melanoma skin cancer patients who until a few years ago were more likely to be facing a swift death.
Source: Reuters Health