Melanoma, the most dangerous form of skin cancer, often hides in plain sight. While many are vigilant about obvious changes ...

"Sun exposure causes damage to the cells in your skin and causes abnormal growth of melanocytes, which is a type of skin cell ...

2003): Intense intermittent sunlight exposure (primarily UVB) and blistering sunburns at an early age ... the primary treatment of this superficial malignant melanoma. The diagnosis, management ...

Monitoring blood levels of DNA fragments shed by dying tumor cells may accurately predict skin cancer recurrence, a new study ...

A noninvasive clinicopathologic and gene expression profiling (CP-GEP)–based tool, the Merlin assay, shows promise for identifying recurrence risks in patients with early-stage melanoma who do not ...

Superficial spreading melanoma is the most ... However, identifying changes in moles is crucial to catching melanoma early. This applies to any unusual sores, lumps, blemishes, or markings on ...

Patients discontinuing adjuvant immunotherapy early due to toxicity do not have ... The study authors explained that patients with melanoma face a significant risk of recurrence following ...

Fatal consequences New Zealanders have the world's highest propensity for melanoma – one of the deadliest skin cancers but easily treated when spotted early. The five-year survival rate rises ...