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Topical immunotherapy keeps skin cancer risk at bay
A combination of two topical creams already shown to clear precancerous skin lesions from sun-damaged…
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Immunotherapy of precancerous skin lesions may prevent squamous cell carcinoma
A treatment previously shown to clear the precancerous skin lesions called actinic keratosis now appears…
Physical combination multiplies melanoma risk
The risk of developing melanoma is significantly multiplied for people who have red hair and…
A single dose of a PD-1 inhibitor before surgery predicts outcomes in melanoma patients
A single dose of a PD-1 inhibitor before surgery for melanoma can put patients in…
Study finds melanoma brain metastases are immunosuppressive with treatment-resistant metabolism
Melanoma tumours that have spread to the brain are equipped to thwart immunotherapies and targeted…
Study finds way to potentially improve immunotherapy for cancer
A new study has identified a drug that potentially could make a common type of…
Combo T cell and targeted therapy strategy for resistant melanoma with BRAF mutation
Collaborative research by The Wistar Institute and Moffitt Cancer Center has demonstrated that BRAF targeted…
Fingertip-sized sensors to prevent skin cancer
Between your morning commute, coffee break, playing with the kids, or mowing the lawn—how do…
Researchers discover method to ‘turn off’ mutated melanoma
Melanoma is the deadliest form of skin cancer and notorious for its resistance to conventional…
Skin cancer can spread in mice by hijacking the immune system
Scientists have uncovered molecules released by invasive skin cancer that reprogram healthy immune cells to…