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Vaccine Fights Melanoma
For the first time, a vaccine that trains the immune system to seek out and attack cancer cells has been shown to shrink tumors in people with melanoma.
For the first time, a vaccine that trains the immune system to seek out and attack cancer cells has been shown to shrink tumors in people with melanoma.
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Early signs
The most important warning sign for
melanoma is any change in size,
shape, or color of a
mole or other skin growth, such as a birthmark. Watch
for changes that occur over a period of weeks to a month. Use the American
Cancer Society's
ABCD rule
to evaluate skin changes, and call your health professional if you
have any of the following changes.4


