Institut Curie researchers have identified a sex-specific molecular pathway connecting E-cadherin loss, estrogen receptor-α ...

Subungual melanoma (SM) is a rare entity; its incidence ranges from 0.7%-3.5% of cutaneous melanomas. [1,2] It has a poor prognosis due to the delay in the diagnosis.This delay is depicted in the ...

The abundance in Black skin of melanin, the pigment that gives skin its color, offers extra protection from damaging ...

Samer Wahood, AB, shares that his research reveals a significant link between July erythemal UV radiation exposure and increased risks of melanoma in situ and invasive melanoma. In this interview ...

Melanoma situ, the most superficial form of melanoma, poses minimal risks. A thick melanoma (over 4mm in depth) only has a 50% survival rate. Fortunately, most cases are diagnosed early, requiring ...

Moles and skin cancer The majority of malignant or cancerous melanomas are brown-to-black pigmented lesions, ... (melanoma in situ) means the melanoma is only in the top layer of your skin.

Carcinoma in situ, or stage 0 cancer, refers to precancerous cells in a limited area. It is not cancer and may not become malignant. Learn more.

The following is a summary of "Understanding melanoma in situ: Lentigo maligna surgical treatment terminology and guideline adherence, a targeted review," published in the OCTOBER 2023 issue of ...

One possible reason for the higher incidence of melanoma in situ is that it is merely an artefact of increased skin cancer screening. This, it seems, is a more plausible explanation and there is some ...

This prospective study on reflectance confocal microscopy, a high-resolution and noninvasive form of imaging for skin cancer, investigated if the diagnostic method could improve accuracy results ...

Compared with a median intake of 0.3 g of non-fried fish per day, a median intake of 17.8 grams (0.62 ounces) of non-fried fish per day was associated with an 18 percent higher risk of malignant ...

FRIDAY, June 10, 2022 (HealthDay News) -- Higher total fish intake is associated with increased risk for malignant melanoma and melanoma in situ, according to a study published online June 8 in Cancer ...