Neoplasms: News and Research on Melanoma

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Cancer vaccine sustains 49% melanoma reduction after 5 years

The combination of a vaccine and a drug, which both harness the immune system to attack cancer cells, has proven successful in cutting the risk of skin cancer recurrence and death by 49%, a new study shows. This reduction ...

Naturally occurring molecule may help outsmart melanoma

Melanoma is one of the deadliest forms of skin cancer, due in large part to its ability to rapidly develop resistance to treatment. Now, researchers at the University of California San Diego have identified a naturally occurring ...

An 'intelligent tattoo' to detect skin cancer before it appears

Detecting melanoma before it becomes visible is a major challenge in dermatology. Now, with researchers from Université de Montréal, scientists at Université du Québec's Institut national de la recherche scientifique (INRS) ...

FDA blocked melanoma drug as confusion reigned under Makary

The U.S. Food and Drug Administration's decision to withhold approval of a new skin cancer treatment fell like a hammer on doctors who treat melanoma and patients who saw that the drug had prolonged the lives of a third of ...

Nerves in skin can slow melanoma growth

Nerve fibers within melanomas can slow their growth, according to a study led by Weill Cornell Medicine investigators. The findings help clarify the emerging field of cancer neuroscience and may inform future therapeutic ...

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