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Mismatch Repair Germline Pathogenic Variants Could Predispose to Uveal Melanoma

FRIDAY, June 20, 2025 – Mismatch repair (MMR) germline alterations are enriched among patients with uveal melanoma (UM), according to a study published online June 18 in JAMA Ophthalmology. Anaïs Le ...

AI Boosts Skin Cancer Diagnoses, Study Says

WEDNESDAY, June 18, 2025 — An experimental AI tool can help speed detection of melanoma and other skin diseases, a new study says. The tool, PanDerm, improved accuracy of skin cancer diagnoses by 11% ...

AI Model Can Aid Physicians in Skin Cancer Diagnoses

TUESDAY, June 17, 2025 – The PanDerm artificial intelligence (AI) model improves skin cancer diagnosis when used by doctors, according to a research article published online June 6 in Nature ...

Mitochondrial Genetics Key to Metastatic Melanoma Immunotherapy Resistance

THURSDAY, June 12, 2025 – For patients with metastatic melanoma, mitochondrial (MT) haplogroup T (HG-T) is associated with resistance to an anti-programmed cell death protein-1-based immune...

Circulating Tumor DNA Can ID Outcomes for Patients With Melanoma

WEDNESDAY, April 16, 2025 – Droplet digital polymerase chain reaction (PCR) measurements of cell-free, circulating tumor DNA (ctDNA) can identify patients with melanoma and a high risk for...

Blood Test Can Predict Melanoma Recurrence

WEDNESDAY, April 16, 2025 – A new blood test can help predict if melanoma survivors will have a future bout with skin cancer, researchers say. The test looks for DNA fragments that are shed by...

Common Photosensitizing Drugs Increase Skin Cancer Risk

TUESDAY, April 1, 2025 – Some commonly prescribed photosensitizing drugs increase skin cancer risk, according to a study published online March 18 in Photodermatology, Photoimmunology & ...

Many U.S. Adults Still Have Misconceptions About Skin Cancer Risk

WEDNESDAY, March 26, 2025 – About two-thirds of U.S. adults report no sunburns in the past year, with significant associations seen between the number of sunburns and sociodemographic factors,...

Adding 3D Total Body Photography to Usual Care Increases Rate of Skin Excisions

WEDNESDAY, March 26, 2025 – The addition of three-dimensional (3D) total-body photography (TBP) and sequential digital dermoscopy imaging (SDDI) via teledermatology to usual care increases the...

Thicker Melanoma Tumor Size Tied to Higher Risk of 20-Year Melanoma-Related Death

FRIDAY, Dec. 13, 2024 – Risk of 20-year melanoma-related death increases significantly for patients with primary tumors of 0.8 to 1.0 mm in thickness, according to a study published online Dec. 11...

Characteristics Differ for Melanomas in Children, Teens, Young Adults

TUESDAY, Nov. 26, 2024 – Tumor characteristics differ significantly among pediatric and adolescent and young adult (AYA) patients with melanoma, with decreasing incidence rates seen among young...

Travel Time to Tanning Facilities Negatively Linked to Melanoma Incidence

THURSDAY, Nov. 7, 2024 – There is a negative association between travel time to tanning facilities and county-level melanoma incidence rates, according to a study published online Nov. 7 in the...

Cutaneous Malignant Melanoma Incidence Increasing Among the Elderly

THURSDAY, Nov. 7, 2024 – From 1987 to 2016, there was a considerable increase in the incidence of cutaneous malignant melanoma (CMM) among the elderly in the United States, according to a study...

New Set of Risk Factors Can Boost Detection of Suspicious Skin Lesions

MONDAY, Nov. 4, 2024 – A new set of skin cancer risk factors can improve detection of suspicious skin lesions, according to a study published online Sept. 6 in Scientific Reports. Shafiqul Islam,...

Risk for Second Melanoma Up for Those With First Melanoma Diagnosis

WEDNESDAY, Oct. 9, 2024 – Patients with a first melanoma diagnosis have an increased risk for a second melanoma diagnosis, regardless of race and ethnicity, according to a research letter published...

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