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Melanoma rates growing among New Zealand’s Māori
Dr. Monique Mackenzie (Ngāti Tūwharetoa) Rates of melanoma skin cancer among the Māori population are growing in New Zealand, the nation...
John Evans
1 day ago2 min read


Cancer immunotherapy also reduces actinic keratoses
Skin lesions on the patient’s forearms were counted before the immunotherapy started, and then again at three, six and 12-month...
Mitch Shannon
Feb 142 min read


Biomarker for immune checkpoint blockade sensitivity in Merkel cell carcinoma identified
A new study published in Cancer Discovery suggests that Merkel cell carcinoma patients with higher levels of preexisting tissue-resident...
John Evans
Aug 9, 20242 min read


Social determinants of health amply rural/urban discrepancies in skin cancer
Residents of U.S. rural areas continue to have an elevated risk of skin cancer compared to their urban counterparts, and these...
John Evans
Jul 12, 20242 min read


Public confidence in skin cancer self-examination as a target for education
Findings from two recent studies suggest that an individual’s lack of confidence in their ability to self-examine for skin cancer may be...
John Evans
Jun 28, 20242 min read


AI system identifies melanoma in early stages
Artificial intelligence (AI) could help in the early detection of skin cancers, according to a study from Dalhousie University in...
Allan Ryan
Feb 26, 20242 min read


Lymphedema associated with greater skin cancer risk
New research from the Mayo Clinic suggests patients with lower-limb lymphedema had twice the risk of developing skin cancer than patients...
John Evans
Nov 10, 20231 min read


Study identifies ‘sunscreen paradox’
The use of sunscreen may be accelerating melanoma and skin cancer rates because patients see sunscreen as a ‘permission slip to tan,’...
Allan Ryan
Oct 30, 20232 min read
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