Immunizing against skin cancer: Novel vaccine could be on the horizon
Publish date: January 1, 2009
Lisa B. Samalonis
Lisa B. Samalonis
Brisbane, Australia Early results of animal studies suggest that a vaccine for some types of skin cancer in humans may be available in five to 10 years, according to Ian Frazer, M.D., an Australian scientist who helped develop the Gardasil (Merck) vaccine for cervical cancer.