Skin and Connective Tissue Diseases: News and Research on Skin Neoplasms

MeSH tree: C17.800.882

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 ...

Older mice may offer new insight into cancer and aging

Cancer risk increases with age and is often more aggressive and difficult to treat in older adults. However, fewer than 10% of mouse studies use aged animals, with most relying on mice roughly equivalent to humans in their ...

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