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Jeremy Visser
Jul 20, 20221 min read
VIDEO: Researchers identify molecular factors in melanoma gene mutation
A new study has revealed molecular information of a gene mutation linked to between 15 and 20% of all melanomas.


Allan Ryan
Jun 13, 20222 min read
Fish intake linked to higher risk of melanoma
A new study from Brown University, published in Cancer Causes & Control (2022; 33:921–928) appears to demonstrate a link between higher...

John Evans
Jun 10, 20222 min read
Many melanomas found by screening may not be harmful
Findings from a new Australian study suggest that as many as one-third of melanomas detected during routine skin checks may not be...


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...
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