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Spatial maps of melanoma
Melanoma is a somewhat unusual cancer -- one that blooms before our very eyes, often on sun-exposed skin, and can quickly become deadly as …
Hands, feet, and fins: The connection that explains acral melanoma
Scientists are using zebrafish to understand human skin cancer that attacks the hands and feet.
FDA approved new immunotherapy regimen for patients with melanoma
The U.S. Food and Drug Administration has approved a novel therapy for patients with metastatic or inoperable melanoma, an aggressive type of skin cancer.
Rapid peptide discovery and ‘plug-and-play’ technology could make personalized cancer vaccines reality
Scientists have created a pipeline for identifying, prioritizing and evaluating potential tumor antigens for the fast generation of cancer vaccines, according to a new …
Changing the standard of care for stage III melanoma surgery
For years, surgery for patients with stage III melanoma -- melanoma that has spread to the lymph nodes -- involved removing those lymph nodes …
Healthy gut microbiome improves success of cancer treatment
The largest study to date has confirmed the link between the gut microbiome and the response to cancer immunotherapy therapy for melanoma.