Conditions & Recovery · STAT News · October 15, 2026

After a melanoma diagnosis, mRNA cancer vaccine delivered a patient hope — and a path forward

A schoolteacher diagnosed with melanoma provides an inside look at what it was like to be treated with a cancer vaccine developed by Merck and Moderna.

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