12-16 Patients with stage IIB/C and stage III melanoma, despite radical surgery, have a high risk for relapse within 5 years of their initial treatment. Historically, interferon-alpha-2B has been ...

It also tells you whether the top layer of the melanoma looks broken (ulcerated) when looked at under a microscope. Knowing this helps your doctor decide which treatment you need. Surgery is a ...

Stage 2 melanoma is only in the skin. There is no sign that it has spread to nearby lymph nodes or other parts of the body. Stage 3 means the melanoma has spread to nearby lymph nodes. Or it has ...

For Mansfield girls basketball coach Brooke Brittain, a chapter of Jim Brennan’s ‘The Art of Becoming Oneself’ took on new meaning.

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Moderna’s move into personalised cancer therapy continues to proceed at a rapid pace, with Merck & Co-partnered melanoma vaccine ... patients with high-risk stage 3 or 4 melanoma who were ...

Melanoma is a type of skin cancer. When it spreads to other places in your body, it's called metastatic, or advanced. If you have fair skin or you’ve spent lots of time in the sun, it’s a ...

But a type of skin cancer that’s often left out of the conversation is acral melanoma, which is why charity ... “If caught in the early stages it can often be removed surgically.