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Photo series aims to bring awareness to patients living with melanoma
A national not-for-profit skin cancer organization in collaboration with a Canadian pharmaceutical company has launched a melanoma...
by Emily Innes-Leroux, Associate Editor
Aug 24, 20162 min read
Cutaneous melanoma survival rates lower in patients with skin of colour
Despite higher incidence of cutaneous melanoma in Caucasians, the survival rate for cutaneous melanoma in patients with skin of colour is...
by Emily Innes-Leroux, Associate Editor
Aug 11, 20162 min read


Research planned that aims to further early melanoma detection through the use of cognitive technolo
flirckr IBM announced that it will work in partnership with the Melanoma Institute Australia and MoleMap to advance the identification of...
by Rob Leteste, Associate Editor
Aug 1, 20162 min read


Melanoma mutations higher in patients with gene variant associated with red hair
Flickr Gene variants associated with red hair, pale skin and freckles appear to be linked to a greater number of genetic mutations in...
by Rob Leteste, Associate Editor
Jul 29, 20162 min read

Skin cancer rates higher in developed countries
Canada ranked in the top 20 out of 62 countries on the Skin Cancer Susceptibility Index released by a medical technology...
by Emily Innes-Leroux, Associate Editor
Jul 27, 20162 min read
Basal cell carcinomas arise only from stem cells
Invasive basal cell carcinomas [BCCs] appear to only arise where a skin stem cell is the site of the original oncogenic mutation, while...
by John Evans, Associate Editor
Jul 22, 20162 min read
High temperatures linked with increased risk of skin cancer
While exposure to ultra-violet (UV) light has been established as a cause of skin cancer, new research has found that temperature may...
by Emily Innes-Leroux, Associate Editor
Jul 20, 20162 min read
Imiquimod 5% and 5-fluorouracil creams both efficacious, but recurrences more common with 5-fluorour
Topical creams imiquimod 5% and 5-fluorouracil both appear to be efficacious for low-risk superficial basal cell carcinoma (BCC), but...
by Rob Leteste, Associate Editor
Jul 18, 20162 min read
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