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Study examines factors that may help explain higher melanoma rates in the Canadian Maritime province
Men, wealthy individuals, and residents of some Canadian Maritime provinces are more likely to develop melanoma.
Allan Ryan
Sep 11, 20232 min read


Combination therapy of benefit in metastatic melanoma
A new finding suggests that a combination of immunotherapies will help patients with aggressive melanoma resistant to PD-1 inhibitors....
Allan Ryan
Aug 21, 20232 min read


Good outcomes in curettage/cryosurgery Tx for BCC
In a new study, correctly-performed combined curettage and cryosurgery with standardized protocols provided excellent clinical clearance...
John Evans
Jun 30, 20232 min read


Findings may set stage for melanoma vaccine
A new study from Tel Aviv University and the Sheba Medical Center has outlined how melanoma metastasis occurs through the formation of...
Allan Ryan
Jun 19, 20231 min read


Researchers investigate why some skin cancers stop responding to therapy at end of life
Changes in the order, structure, and number of copies of tumour DNA could be the reason some skin cancers ultimately resist treatment,...
Allan Ryan
Jun 5, 20232 min read


DNA mutations that lead to skin cancer seen in normal looking skin
So-called ‘normal looking’ skin can still harbour sun-damaged DNA mutations that can contribute to the development of skin cancer,...
Allan Ryan
May 15, 20232 min read


Australian GPs managing more skin cancer
More general practitioners (GPs) are managing skin cancer patients in Australia, according to a national survey in that country. The...
John Evans
May 5, 20232 min read


Genetic contribution to late-stage cancer treatment resistance identified
New research has identified some factors that may lead to some skin cancers no longer responding to treatment. Published in Cancer...
John Evans
Mar 31, 20232 min read
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