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New method can reach 90% accuracy in detecting melanoma
A team of researchers from Kaunas University of Technology and Lithuanian University of Health Sciences…
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Age is a primary determinant of melanoma treatment resistance, two studies find
Age may cause identical cancer cells with the same mutations to behave differently. In animal…
Response to adjuvant bevacizumab among patients with resected melanoma may vary by age
Younger patients with resected melanoma had some benefit from adjuvant treatment with the anti-VEGF therapeutic…
Melanoma ‘deceives’ the immune system, increasing resistance to immunotherapy
The sophisticated human immune system has evolved to become an effective protection system against a…
Aggressive melanoma cells at edge of tumours are key to cancer spread
Research led by Queen Mary University of London, UK, has revealed novel insights into the mechanisms…
A promising new tool in the fight against melanoma
An Edith Cowan University (ECU) study has revealed that a key blood marker of cancer…
UCI study points to how skin cells cooperate to thwart cancer
Melanoma is a life-threatening skin cancer that spreads quickly to other organs if not treated…
New insight on mole growth could aid development of skin cancer treatments
Moles stop growing when they reach a certain size due to normal interactions between cells,…
Cancer’s hidden vulnerabilities
One of the biggest challenges to the development of medical treatments for cancer is the…
New targets for melanoma treatment
A collaborative study led by Monash University’s Biomedicine Discovery Institute and the Olivia Newton-John Cancer…