A decade ago there was little doctors could do to help a patient with advanced-stage melanoma. Now it seems each week yields important new discoveries about the deadly skin cancer.
Jul 16, 2013
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(AP) -- The warnings about skin cancer from too much sun don't seem to be getting through.
May 10, 2012
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UPV/EHU researchers have developed a method for the diagnosis and prognosis of cutaneous melanoma, the type of skin cancer with the highest mortality rate.This method will help not only in the more effective early detection ...
Feb 19, 2014
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Australians are unable to recognize malignant melanomas on their own skin, calling into question the effectiveness of national self-detection guidelines, according to new Southern Cross University research.
Jul 3, 2024
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British men and women in their 50s have seen cases of malignant melanoma – the most dangerous form of skin cancer - soar from fewer than 500 each year to almost 2,000* since the end of the 1970s, new figures from ...
Jul 24, 2012
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A simple blood test could be used to identify patients whose melanoma – the most serious form of skin cancer – has started to spread to other parts of the body, according to research presented at the National Cancer Research ...
Nov 4, 2013
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Early detection is key to treating melanoma, and social media can improve people's ability to identify early warning signs of the deadly skin cancer, according to a new study by University of Oregon researchers and colleagues.
Mar 19, 2024
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Following some of the coldest and wettest weather on record, around 4.9 million people in the UK (10 per cent) are more likely to risk scorching themselves in strong sun in an attempt to get a tan this summer, a survey by ...
Apr 29, 2013
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Surgery is often recommended for skin cancers, but older, sicker patients can endure complications as a result and may not live long enough to benefit from the treatment.
Apr 29, 2013
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(HealthDay)—An experimental cancer drug that activates the immune system has shown early promise for advanced cases of melanoma skin cancer, researchers report.
Apr 8, 2014
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