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Scientists hope the venom of an Australian octopus could slow cancer growth and be used to help drug-resistant patients fight one of the most serious forms of melanoma.

Manufacturers Moderna and Merck are testing a breakthrough cancer vaccine for patients suffering from melanoma which kills thousands of people each year in the UK

In a new study, researchers found that your gut microbiome can have a significant influence on your gut microbiome and the development of cancer.

Stephen Wadey was diagnosed with melanoma seven years ago. After surgery to remove the cancer, he decided to join a clinical trial — despite the huge distance.

Akero Therapeutics (NASDAQ:AKRO) revealed topline data from HARMONY, a 24-week Phase 2b study evaluating the efficacy and safety of its lead product candidate efruxifermin (EFX) in patients with pre-cirrhotic nonalcoholic steatohepatitis (NASH), the study met its primary endpoint for both the 50mg and 28mg EFX dose groups. Akero Therapeutics shares…

Kelsie Dummètt has had 21 early-stage melanomas and abnormal moles removed, with specialists unsure whether there's a link to her auto-immune condition.

"For some of the patients, it was like the tumours were frozen in time and they stayed the same for a very long time," Professor Bowden said. "

Because tumors grow rapidly and require lots of nutrition, scientists have been investigating ways to starve cancer cells.

Melanoma is the fifth most common cancer in the UK and the number of people diagnosed with the condition has increased over the last few decades.