Researchers from The University of Queensland and The Alfred hospital in Melbourne have identified gene variants which may contribute to people being at higher risk for nodular melanoma. Dr Mitchell ...

Nodular melanoma is a fast-growing, aggressive form of skin cancer that can grow into the deeper layers of the skin quickly if not removed. It is the second most common kind of melanoma. Even so, ...

Dermatologists have long promoted the ABCDs of melanoma detection­ — A for asymmetry, B for border irregularity, C for color variation and D for diameter larger ...

Malignant melanoma is a type of skin cancer that originates in melanocytes. Although these pigment-producing cells are found primarily in the basal layer of the skin, they are also located in the GI ...

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The national incidence of vulvar melanoma is on the rise in women aged over 60 years, climbing by an average of 2.2% per year during 2000–2016, Maia K. Erickson reported in a poster at the virtual ...

The statistics about skin cancer's prevalence are enough to make you immediately add 10 sunscreens to your shopping cart — like how one in five Americans will develop some form of skin cancer by the ...

Each month, Clinical Advisor makes one new clinical feature available ahead of print. Don’t forget to take the poll. The results will be published in the next month’s issue. Melanoma incidence has ...

The role of radio-surgery in patients with metastatic melanoma to the brain. Background: Cell adhesion molecules are of eminent significance for the intercellular connections, the resulting ...

Tributes have been paid to an “absolute warrior” Scots footballer who has died following a battle with skin cancer. Charlie Watson, who had been fighting nodular malignant melanoma for two years, has ...