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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 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
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
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...
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