“A virus found in the common cold may be a new weapon in the fight against deadly melanomas, Australian researchers say.

The extraordinary development came after Australian scientists found skin cancer cells died when injected with coxsackie A21 – a common air-borne virus associated with the common cold.

Researchers said the discovery could be used as a stand-alone therapy or incorporated into conventional radiation and chemo-therapeutic strategies as an effective “three-pronged attack” on melanoma. ” —News.com.au