A new gene discovery may represent a new diagnostic marker or even therapeutic target for rare, aggressive acral lentiginous melanoma...

Genetic testing of tumour and blood fluid samples from people with and without one melanoma has shown that two new blood tests can...

Tanning dependence, also referred to as tanning addiction, might be associated with other addictive behaviours, according to findings of...

Diagram showing differences that can be observed in cell morphology in normal skin cells versus melanomas. Pink images show differences...

Recurrences of stage-II melanoma are more reliably detected by patient self-check or physician exam than routine imaging. That finding...

Researchers have demonstrated a computer-driven image recognition system capable of diagnosing many types of skin cancer as accurately,...

A novel small-molecule drug, initially developed as a potential therapy for scleroderma, has been shown to inhibit melanoma metastasis by...

A large international survey on sun exposure behaviours and skin cancer detection found there are many imperfections and geographical...