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Viewing prior dermopathology diagnoses skews second opinions
Findings from a randomized, controlled trial suggest that for dermatopathologists providing second opinions, reviewing prior diagnoses...
John Evans
Aug 18, 20222 min read


Melanoma rates rising in Canada
A new study from McGill University in Montreal shows that the incidence of melanoma is increasing in southern and coastal areas of...
Allan Ryan
Aug 8, 20222 min read


Melanoma thickness difficult for algorithms—and dermatologists—to predict
Dermatologists and two CNNs showed only fair to moderate accuracy in predicting melanoma thickness based on dermatoscopic images.
Allan Ryan
Jul 25, 20222 min read


VIDEO: Researchers identify molecular factors in melanoma gene mutation
A new study has revealed molecular information of a gene mutation linked to between 15 and 20% of all melanomas.
Jeremy Visser
Jul 20, 20221 min read


Fish intake linked to higher risk of melanoma
A new study from Brown University, published in Cancer Causes & Control (2022; 33:921–928) appears to demonstrate a link between higher...
Allan Ryan
Jun 13, 20222 min read


Many melanomas found by screening may not be harmful
Findings from a new Australian study suggest that as many as one-third of melanomas detected during routine skin checks may not be...
John Evans
Jun 10, 20222 min read


Potential blood test for melanoma diagnosis, prognosis
In a proof-of-concept study, researchers have demonstrated that a melanoma-specific version of the OncoBean lab-on-a-chip technology...
John Evans
Apr 29, 20221 min read


High-risk melanoma: Use of targeted therapies up, sentinel lymph node dissection down
Data collected from 21 melanoma referral centres in the U.S., Europe, and Australia reveals that, over the last five years, the use of...
Allan Ryan
Apr 4, 20222 min read
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