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    Rights: © 2006 Molemap NZ Published 2 November 2007, Updated 30 March 2017 Size: 43 KB Referencing Hub media

    About 300 people die of melanoma in New Zealand every year. Scientists at the Malaghan Institute of Medical Research are developing a therapeutic dendritic cell cancer vaccine for the treatment of melanoma.

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      Melanoma research in New Zealand

      New Zealand has the highest incidence of melanoma cancer in the world. Although there are no cures for advanced melanomas at this stage, our scientists are trying to see if they can use the body’ ...

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