Researchers from The University of Queensland and The Alfred hospital in Melbourne have identified gene variants which may contribute to people being at higher risk for nodular melanoma. Dr Mitchell ...

Using less ipilimumab appears to make melanoma immunotherapy both safer and more effective, with dramatically better response and survival outcomes. The findings suggest that reducing side effects may ...

Dermatologists have long promoted the ABCDs of melanoma detection­ — A for asymmetry, B for border irregularity, C for color variation and D for diameter larger ...

Malignant melanoma is a type of skin cancer that originates in melanocytes. Although these pigment-producing cells are found primarily in the basal layer of the skin, they are also located in the GI ...

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 ...

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A British journalist who noticed a black mole on her scalp that turned out to be melanoma, the deadliest form of skin cancer, said a dermatologist initially told her “it looked fine,” while another ...

The worldwide incidence of melanoma continues to rise. 1 To address this growing public-health crisis, practitioners must be vigilant and identify suspicious lesions, particularly in patients at risk ...