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Road to remission: new treatment for advanced melanoma gives patients hope

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4 Your HealthMarch 17, 2025 7:55 pm

Road to remission: new treatment for advanced melanoma gives patients hope

A new skin cancer treatment is giving hope to patients and could pave the way for treating other types of cancer, too. News4’s Erika Gonzalez reports.

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