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Scientists at the University of Auckland hope a $1 million grant will help them develop groundbreaking new therapies for deadly skin cancers.
New Zealand has the world's highest melanoma death rate, with almost 300 people losing their lives to the cancer each year.
Associate Professor of Pharmacology Stephen Jamieson and his team are developing new treatments to kill deadly skin cancers caused by a specific type of gene mutation.
The Winn Trust has granted $1 million for research into melanoma led by Jamieson and Dr Dean Singleton from the university's Auckland Cancer Society Research Centre and Centre for Cancer Re
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