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John Evans
Apr 29, 20221 min read
Potential blood test for melanoma diagnosis, prognosis
In a proof-of-concept study, researchers have demonstrated that a melanoma-specific version of the OncoBean lab-on-a-chip technology...
Allan Ryan
Apr 4, 20222 min read
High-risk melanoma: Use of targeted therapies up, sentinel lymph node dissection down
Data collected from 21 melanoma referral centres in the U.S., Europe, and Australia reveals that, over the last five years, the use of...
John Evans
Apr 1, 20221 min read
Global melanoma incidence may increase 50% by 2040
The rate of cutaneous melanoma remained high in 2020 and is expected to increase significantly by 2040, according to a new epidemiologic...
John Evans
Mar 18, 20222 min read
Patients are their own worst critics when it comes to surgical scars on the face
Patients who undergo facial surgery think their surgical scars look worse than surgeons and independent observers do, according to new...
John Evans
Mar 14, 20222 min read
Amyloid beta proteins feed melanoma brain metastases
When melanoma cells metastasize to the brain, the malignant cells depend on the protein amyloid beta to survive and spread, according to...
John Evans
Mar 4, 20222 min read
Adjuvant immunotherapy alone improves DMFS in patients with stage III melanoma
Among patients with stage III melanoma with occult lymph node metastasis who choose to not undergo completion lymph node dissection...
John Evans
Feb 25, 20222 min read
MCC recurrence rate 40%
Patients treated for Merkel cell carcinoma (MCC) face a five-year recurrence rate of 40%—markedly higher than the recurrence rates for...
John Evans
Jan 28, 20222 min read
Differences in skin cancer risk factors among Asian Americans identified
A cross-sectional survey study in the U.S. has identified differences in skin cancer risk factors among Asian American individuals. The...
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