Treating malignant melanoma with lower doses of approved immunotherapy appears to result in improved results, while also reducing side effects. Investigators from the Karolinska Institutet in Stockholm, Sweden… read more.
Australia needs to be innovative when it comes to skin cancer detection by embracing a nurse-led model that could save thousands of lives in the long run, according… read more.
Increased activity in a specific biological pathway may explain why many patients with a deadly form of skin cancer do not respond to the latest cancer treatments, a… read more.
Delays in diagnosing melanoma due to Covid-19 lockdown may have contributed to over 100,000 years of life lost across Europe and over £6bn in costs, mainly indirectly due… read more.
Skin cancer detection using artificial intelligence (AI) software has rapidly improved, new research has shown, with the latest software reaching a 100% detection rate for melanoma.1 The study,… read more.
Fewer cases of melanoma were observed among regular users of vitamin D supplements than among non-users, a new study finds. People taking vitamin D supplements regularly also had… read more.
Researchers reported a 20 percent advantage in the two-year overall survival rate for subjects with advanced melanoma and a mutation in the BRAF gene, specifically a BRAF V600 mutation, who were initially… read more.
As the most serious type of skin cancer, a melanoma diagnosis carries emotional, financial and medical consequences. That’s why recent studies finding that there is an overdiagnosis of… read more.
Patients treated for Merkel cell carcinoma (MCC) face a five-year recurrence rate of 40% — markedly higher than the recurrence rates for cand other skin cancers, according to… read more.
Research by the Oregon State University College of Pharmacy suggests that a vaccine stimulating production of a protein critical to the skin’s antioxidant network could help people bolster… read more.
There was a lot of great news from the ESMO Congress 2019 in Barcelona for melanoma patients. Written by Esther Drain.
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