A vaccine against one of the most dangerous types of cancer may be created before the end of this year

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As reports the British publication Daily mail scientists at Merck and Moderna have teamed up to create a vaccine against melanoma (skin cancer) based on a patient's own tumor cells.

Thus, the work of the vaccine will be personalized in accordance with the tumor cells of the patient. It will work by teaching the immune system to recognize malignant cells and destroy them.

It is planned to administer the vaccine after melanoma surgery to prevent recurrence and the appearance of new lesions.

The vaccine is undergoing the second of three required rounds of testing, and a verdict will be issued in a few months on whether the method works or not. At the end of this year, the scientists intend to publish the results of their research, whether they are positive or negative.

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