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Man With Deadly Skin Cancer Saved By New Treatment

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Posted: Wed., June 18, 2008, 02:37 pm
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Topics: Basal Cell Carcinoma, Melanoma, Skin Cancer, Squamous Cell Carcinoma, immune system, New England Journal of Medicine, Skin cancer, News
     

ATLANTA - An Oregon man, given less than a year to live, had a complete remission of advanced deadly skin cancer after an experimental treatment that revved up his immune system to fight the tumors.

The 52-year-old patient's dramatic turnaround was the only success in a small study, leading doctors to be cautious in their enthusiasm. However, the treatment reported in Thursday's issue of the New England Journal of Medicine is being counted as the latest in a small series of successes involving immune-priming treatments against deadly skin cancers.

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