# A1 German News | Can a Cancer Vaccine Help Stop Melanoma?

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Podcast: [Learn German A1 | Slow Easy German News, Daily](https://stenobird.com/podcast/learn-german-a1-with-news-slow-easy-german-for-beginners-7758898)
Published: 2026-08-20T02:01:56+00:00
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## Resource

Learn German through today’s real news. Slow, clear German at A1, with a full transcript and English translation. In this episode: A real-world Oregon study finds mixed results on psilocybin in licensed centers, with many people reporting benefits and some serious side effects. Also: Moderna and Merck say their personalized mRNA cancer vaccine helped stop melanoma from coming back or spreading in a late-stage trial. Heute: Psilocybin in erlaubten Zentren · Krebsimpfstoff gegen Melanom. Today’s German focus: hat geholfen = helped. Vocabulary: das Zentrum (center), die Angst (fear), die Hilfe (help). Learn more from today’s episode with the full podcast transcript, English translation, vocabulary explanations, and extra learning materials: https://linguawire.com/episodes/german-a1-2026-08-20 Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

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