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Double drug treatment raises survival rate for half of advanced melanoma to 10 years



Some people with form of skin cancer that once had grim prognosis now live long enough to die from other causesMore than half of people diagnosed with advanced melanoma now survive for at least 10 years when they receive a double hit of immunotherapy drugs, a trial has found.The combined treatment has transformed survival rates for a form of skin cancer that once had a grim prognosis, with some patients now living long enough that they die from other causes. Continue reading…



Source link : https://www.theguardian.com/society/2024/sep/15/double-drug-treatment-raises-survival-rate-for-half-of-advanced-melanoma-to-10-years

Author : Ian Sample Science editor

Publish date : 2024-09-15 12:35:56

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