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Mismatch repair germline alterations in patients with Lynch syndrome may contribute to the development of uveal melanoma, a study suggests.
Like other cancers, melanoma is rising among young adults. It's now the 2nd most common cancer in 15 to 39 year-olds.
Acral lentiginous melanoma showed higher mortality in one racial group despite comparable disease severity at diagnosis.
Theresa Medina, MD, associate professor of medicine-medical oncology at the University of Colorado Cancer Center, Anschutz ...
There are four main types of melanoma, the most dangerous form of skin cancer, including one that can form inside the body and a rare but dangerous kind that typically affects people of color.
Mismatch repair germline alterations occur frequently in uveal melanoma, suggesting it could be part of the Lynch syndrome spectrum.
If the melanoma is stage 0 or IA, meaning it is less than 1 mm thick without ulceration and Clark level II or III, no tests are needed. The only treatment should be a wider excision of the ...
Stage IIB: The melanoma is between 2.01 mm and 3.0 mm in thickness and is ulcerated, or it is thicker than 4.0 mm and is not ulcerated. It appears to be localized in the skin and has not been ...
As the most prevalent cancer overall (beating out all other cancers combined), there are two main types: melanoma, the ...
Immunotherapy is effective in advanced melanoma, but not all patients respond, and its use in stage II melanoma remains controversial. 1-4 Clinically reliable biomarkers for therapeutic selection, ...
Background Parenteral nutrition (PN) and palliative venting gastrostomies (PVG) are two interventions used clinically to manage inoperable malignant bowel obstruction (MBO); however, little is known ...