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Advancements in the treatment of metastatic malignant melanoma

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Researchers have made significant advances in the treatment of metastatic malignant melanoma - one of the most difficult cancers to treat successfully once it has started to spread - according to a study to be presented at Europe's largest cancer congress, ECCO 15 - ESMO 34 [1], in Berlin on Thursday.

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