Could A Flu Shot Help Fight Skin Cancer?

Image: “Metastatic melanoma Case 171” by Dr. Yale Rosen Atlas of Pulmonary Pathology via Flickr. CC BY-SA 2.0. Article by Ellyn Vohnoutka, MSHC, BSN, RN. HealthDay – November 9, 2026.

MONDAY, Nov. 9, 2026 (HealthDay News) — Injecting an ordinary flu vaccine straight into skin cancer tumors may help rally the immune system against the cancer, a small early trial suggests. Doctors at the Ohio State University Wexner Medical Center treated 18 patients who had melanoma that could be removed with surgery, The Washington Post reported. The trial was small and didn’t include a comparison group, so it can’t prove the approach works. But it hints at a cheap, ready-made option at a time when many cancer vaccines are custom-built for each patient, The Post noted. […]

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