World's first jab to stop skin cancer being tested in UK patients

In the corona pandemic, mRNA vaccination becomes a game-changer. Now, with the same technology, another disease could be combated: skin cancer. Worldwide, the new immunotherapy is now to be tested on hundreds of patients. The first shot gets a Brit.

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Steve Young is part of the tests to see if an mRNA jab can stop the deadliest skin cancer returning.

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Dr Heather Shaw, national co-ordinating investigator, says the jab is being tested to see if it can work for lung, bladder and kidney cancer