The latest skin cancer and melanoma news
New RNA-based therapy combats melanoma in mouse models
Investigators at the Icahn School of Medicine at Mount Sinai, USA, have designed an innovative RNA-based…
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Immobilising melanoma
Although rare, mucosal melanoma in humans has a low survival rate. It has been difficult…
How skin cancer virus outcompetes host cell replication
New study sheds light on the fundamental question of how viruses override their host cells’…
Cetuximab’s effectiveness and toxicity in advanced cutaneous squamous cell skin cancer
Treatment for locally advanced cutaneous squamous cell cancers (laCSCC) remains poorly defined. Most laCSCC tumours…
Cellular immunity of “comb-structured mRNA” as a novel cancer mRNA vaccine
The Kawasaki Innovation Center for NanoMedicine (iCONM; Director: Kazunori Kataoka; Location: Kawasaki, Japan) have announced…
A two-for-one approach to boost melanoma immunotherapy
New research from Sanford Burnham Prebys, USA, has helped explain how melanoma evades the immune…
Faecal transplants show promise in improving melanoma treatment
In a world-first clinical trial published in Nature Medicine, a multi-centre study from Lawson Health…
Curettage and cryosurgery – effective for the most common skin cancer
The combination of curettage and cryosurgery is a safe and effective treatment method for the…
Researchers discovered how melanoma changes its environment to support metastasis
A new study conducted at Tel Aviv University and the Sheba Medical Center, Israel, reveals…
Children wearing sun-smart clothing had 24% fewer new moles over a 3.5 year period
James Cook University researchers are calling for mandatory sun-protective clothing standards at preschools after a…