The number of people carrying an inherited mutation that predisposes them to melanoma is seven-fold higher than previously thought, according to a new study. Medical practitioners are urged to ...

A new study shows that genetics play a larger role in melanoma risk than recognized. Researchers report that up to 15% (1 in 7) of patients who received melanoma diagnoses from Cleveland Clinic ...

Study results show a new technique that analyzes genomic information from a type of skin cancer tumor could help melanoma patients avoid additional surgery on their lymph nodes. The test was developed ...

Castle Biosciences, Inc. (Nasdaq: CSTL), a company improving health through innovative tests that guide patient care, today ...

An activity pattern in certain genes responsible for building proteins known as spleen tyrosine kinases can predict which melanoma patients are likely to have severe side effects from immunotherapy ...

April 22 -- TUESDAY, April 21 (HealthDay News) -- If you have dark eyes, dark hair and tan easily, you might think you don't have to worry much about melanoma. But new research shows that variations ...

Indoor tanning is associated with markedly higher mutation burdens and cancer-driving genetic changes in melanocytes taken ...

Please provide your email address to receive an email when new articles are posted on . The spleen tyrosine kinase pathway was upregulated in patients that had severe toxicities from immune checkpoint ...

Please provide your email address to receive an email when new articles are posted on . Researchers evaluated a blood test’s ability to predict recurrence in patients with stage 3 melanoma.

The immunotherapies used to treat melanoma now include well-established drugs such as Keytruda (pembrolizumab) and Opdivo (nivolumab) and newer ones such as Amtagvi (lifileucel), which uses T cells ...

Producing the highest accuracy, the 9-gene set produced became the basis of the final classifier. When applied to multiple STS datasets, the model consistently separated patients into low-risk and ...

CLEVELAND - When it comes to skin cancer, most people think of warnings about sunburn and tanning beds. Thoughts of “cancer genes” or inherited risks are reserved for diseases like breast cancer or ...