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Vaccine for skin cancer 'available in five years'
"The scientist who developed a vaccine for cervical cancer is working on another inoculation against certain types of skin cancer that could be available in five years time. Professor Ian Frazer, of the University of Queensland, said tests of the vaccine had proven successful on animals and that human trials could begin next year.
Mr Frazer, who delivered his findings to the Australian Health and Medical Research Congress, said a vaccine for children aged 10 to 12 could be available in five to 10 years. "
"What we've learnt together, through the study of animal models, is that the skin has natural defences which switch off killer T cells," he told the conference.
"We've also found a number of ways to overcome these blocks and let the immune system work.
"We now want to test vaccines based on this knowledge in clinical trials, to find out whether we can develop vaccines that could be used to treat people at risk of skin cancer."