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World Melanoma Day: CDA hosting Facebook Live session at 1 p.m. EST
Melanoma is one of the fastest-rising cancers in Canada and the CDA stresses that it is important for Canadians to learn about the causes an
by Bianca Quijano
May 14, 20182 min read


Daily ASA may double melanoma risk in men
That being said, the researchers emphasized that men should not stop taking ASA, as it is known to lower their risk of heart attack. Dr. Nar
by Bianca Quijano
May 8, 20182 min read


Pembrolizumab reduced recurrence risk of stage 3 melanoma
After a median follow-up of 15 months, 135 of the 514 patients treated with pembrolizumab
and 216 of the 505 patients treated with placebo
by Bianca Quijano
Apr 16, 20182 min read


Macrophages impair PD-1 immunotherapy in melanoma
"Our study suggests that assessing the abundance of macrophages and the contextual presence of CD8 T-cells—for example by measuring gen
by John Evans
Apr 13, 20182 min read
Melanoma: Obesity may provide a survival advantage
Researchers concluded that these findings are an example of the “obesity paradox” in melanoma—the occurrence observed in some types of cance
by Bianca Quijano
Mar 26, 20182 min read


Highly mutated cancer gene, KMT2D, coordinates skin tissue renewal
The protein KMT2D, a mutated gene involved in skin cancer, is also a key driver in guiding the renewal of epithelial tissues.
Derm City
Mar 12, 20182 min read
Blocking demethylase may drive melanoma cells into dormancy
“We think the combined use of demethylase blockers and targeted immunotherapy might be extremely effective [for treating melanoma],” said st
by John Evans
Feb 23, 20182 min read
Stem cell-based vaccine may protect against melanoma, other cancers
“This approach is particularly powerful because it allows us to expose the immune system to many different cancer-specific epitopes simultan
by John Evans
Feb 17, 20182 min read
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