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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...
John Evans
Jan 7, 20222 min read
Combination LAG-3/PD-1 inhibition superior to PD-1 inhibition monotherapy for metastatic melanoma
Findings from a new study suggest that inhibiting both the LAG-3 and PD-1 immune checkpoints in patients with previously untreated...


John Evans
Nov 26, 20211 min read
Post-excision melanoma surveillance by patients effective in small trial
Findings from a pilot trial suggest that after excision of localized melanoma, patient-led surveillance appears to be safe, feasible and...


John Evans
Nov 12, 20212 min read
Available dermatology images and data insufficient to train AI to identify skin cancer
New research published at the NCRI (National Cancer Research Institute) Festival suggests that the images and accompanying data currently...

John Evans
Nov 1, 20211 min read
About 250,000 cases of non-melanoma skin cancer diagnosed in England every year
One in five Brits will develop an NMSC in their lifetime A new study has attempted to stratify the impact of non-melanoma skin cancer...
John Evans
Oct 8, 20211 min read
Rates of non-melanoma skin cancer rising in Ontario
The rates of keratinocyte carcinomas (KCs) in Ontario, Canada increased 30% between 2003 and 2017. These findings come from a paper...
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