Researchers discover why melanoma is so malignant
6th Sep 2005, 01:02 GMT
In a breakthrough that may aid the development of future treatments, researchers at Whitehead Institute for Biomedical Research have discovered one of the reasons behind the virulence of melanoma compared to other cancers.
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