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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


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


Global melanoma incidence may increase 50% by 2040
The rate of cutaneous melanoma remained high in 2020 and is expected to increase significantly by 2040, according to a new epidemiologic...
John Evans
Apr 1, 20221 min read
Patients are their own worst critics when it comes to surgical scars on the face
Patients who undergo facial surgery think their surgical scars look worse than surgeons and independent observers do, according to new...
John Evans
Mar 18, 20222 min read


Amyloid beta proteins feed melanoma brain metastases
When melanoma cells metastasize to the brain, the malignant cells depend on the protein amyloid beta to survive and spread, according to...
John Evans
Mar 14, 20222 min read


MCC recurrence rate 40%
Patients treated for Merkel cell carcinoma (MCC) face a five-year recurrence rate of 40%—markedly higher than the recurrence rates for...
John Evans
Feb 25, 20222 min read
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