Clinical trials are currently studying many alternative treatments for melanoma. These include new forms of immunotherapy, such as monoclonal antibodies and vaccines. Your doctor ... Read More
Melanoma
Lymph Nodes Test Helps Fight Melanoma
Using so-called "sentinel node" biopsies to determine if melanoma has started to spread saves some patients the pain of having all their lymph nodes removed, U.S. researchers ... Read More
Characteristcs of Fast-Growing Melanomas Identified
Potentially fatal skin cancers called melanomas are more likely to grow fast when they're thicker, symmetrical, elevated, have regular borders or produce symptoms, a new Australian ... Read More
Individuals' Risk of Melanoma Increases with Time Outdoors, Especially in High-Sunlight Areas
(BlackDoctor.org) -- Researchers have shown for the first time that individual risk of melanoma, the most serious form of skin cancer, is associated with the intensity of sunlight ... Read More
What Is Melanoma?
Each year in the United States, more than 53,600 people learn they have melanoma. This number has more than doubled in the past 30 years. But what is melanoma? Let's start with a ... Read More