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COVID-19 threatening the prevention and treatment of skin cancer
Despite bringing the world to a halt in 2020, COVID-19 has not altered skin cancer growth. Oneperson is diagnosed with skin cancer every half and hours in Australia. This creates an unfortunatecircumstance, as those most at risk of COVID-19 complications (i.e....
A vaccine against melanoma may be on the horizon
A small American clinical trial has found that a vaccine targeted against specific cancer cells has hadlong lasting beneficial effects in patients with a high risk of recurrence. The vaccine, known asNeoVax, is designed to target proteins on the tumour cells and is...
Are you a regular beach goer? You may be at increased risk.
An Australian first study performed by a Queensland study has revealed that regular beach goers aresix times more likely to be diagnosed with a melanoma in comparison to the general Australianpopulation. The study was undertaken at Southern Cross University and...