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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...

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...

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...

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...

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...

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...

Sep 24, 20212 min read

Pembrolizumab lowered risk of stage IIb/c melanoma recurrence

The immunotherapy medication pembrolizumab, approved for the treatment of stage III and IV melanoma, has been shown to reduce...

Aug 16, 20211 min read

New test for melanoma may reduce need for biopsies

A validation study published in the International Journal of Dermatology (2021; 60:851–856) outlines how a new test for melanoma could...

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