Melanoma

Melanoma is a form of cancer that begins in melanocytes (cells that make the pigment melanin). It may begin in a mole (skin melanoma), but can also begin in other pigmented tissues, such as in the eye or in the intestines.

What are Melanomas?

The treatment of melanoma may involve surgery, immunotherapy, targeted therapy, chemotherapy or radiotherapy, or a combination of several treatment techniques. Each of these treatments is outlined below.

Melanoma Symptoms and Cause

How is Melanoma Diagnosed and Treated?

Melanoma Prognosis

Melanoma Epidemiology

Melanoma History

Melanoma Research

Choroidal Melanoma

Managing Choroidal Melanomas

Malignant Melanoma

Metastatic Melanoma

Latest Melanoma News and Research

Deep visual proteomics is redefining cancer diagnostics

In a recent study published in the journal Nature Biotechnology, researchers introduced deep visual proteomics (DVP), an amalgamation of artificial intelligence (AI) for image analysis and mass spectrometry (MS) for proteomic profiling of biological samples.

22 May 2022

Researchers discover potential treatment approach for advanced uveal melanoma

An international team of researchers led by University College Dublin (UCD) have uncovered a potential treatment approach for advanced uveal melanoma (UM), a type of cancer that effects the eye.

19 May 2022

Study identifies cancer biomarkers based on a type of genetic modification

Biomarkers are often used during the management of cancer to guide treatment decisions and predict patient outcomes. However, it is often difficult to identify appropriate biomarkers that can be consistently reproduced and are easily analyzed with limited patient specimens.

18 May 2022

Topical drugs may regress congenital giant nevi and prevent skin cancer

About one in 20,000 infants is born with what's called a congenital giant nevus-;a huge, pigmented mole that may cover much of the face and body.

12 May 2022

New research project to explore sun safety policies in primary schools in Wales

With skin cancer rates rising, much of it preventable, a new research project is to explore the role of primary schools in Wales and assess the effectiveness of sun safety policies in protecting children. The results will help improve prevention of skin cancer in Wales and beyond.

12 May 2022

World's first Focused Ultrasound Cancer Immunotherapy Center could revolutionize cancer care

UVA Health and the Charlottesville-based Focused Ultrasound Foundation today announced the launch of the Focused Ultrasound Cancer Immunotherapy Center, the world's first center dedicated specifically to advancing a focused ultrasound and cancer immunotherapy treatment approach that could revolutionize 21st-century cancer care.

11 May 2022

New guideline provides guidance on the use of radiation therapy to treat patients with brain metastases

A new clinical guideline from the American Society for Radiation Oncology provides guidance on the use of radiation therapy to treat patients with brain metastases.

10 May 2022

T cell behavior informs metastatic melanoma outcomes

Immunotherapy unleashes the power of the immune system to fight cancer. However, for some patients, immunotherapy doesn't work, and new research may help explain why.

9 May 2022

Mathematical modeling reveals important factors that govern the effectiveness of adaptive therapy

Most cancer treatments are based on using the maximum tolerated dose of a drug to kill as many cancer cells as possible.

9 May 2022

Targeting interleukin-6 could help reduce immune-related adverse events from immunotherapy

Researchers at The University of Texas MD Anderson Cancer Center have identified a novel strategy to reduce immune-related adverse events from immunotherapy treatment by targeting the cytokine interleukin-6 (IL-6).

9 May 2022

Scientists explore immunopathology of COVID-19

Researchers explored the interactions between severe acute respiratory syndrome coronavirus 2 and the host in the development of COVID-19.

6 May 2022

Study illuminates why cowpea mosaic virus is exceptionally effective against cancer

A plant virus that infects legumes, called cowpea mosaic virus, has a special power that you may not have known about: when injected into a tumor, it triggers the immune system to treat the cancer-;even metastatic cancer-;and prevents it from recurring.

27 Apr 2022

A potential way for overcoming immunotherapy resistance in patients with mucosal melanomas

The development of the anti-cancer immunotherapy drugs called immune checkpoint inhibitors has improved treatment for many cancer patients, but patients with mucosal melanomas -; melanomas that occur not on the skin but in the mucous membranes in the head, neck, eyes, respiratory tract, and genitourinary region -; are particularly resistant to immune checkpoint inhibitors for reasons researchers don't fully understand.

25 Apr 2022

Melanoma

Overview

Melanoma Symptoms and Cause

How is Melanoma Diagnosed and Treated?

Melanoma Prognosis

Feature Articles

Melanoma Epidemiology

Melanoma History

Melanoma Research

Choroidal Melanoma

Managing Choroidal Melanomas

Malignant Melanoma

Metastatic Melanoma

Latest Melanoma News and Research

Deep visual proteomics is redefining cancer diagnostics

Researchers discover potential treatment approach for advanced uveal melanoma

Study identifies cancer biomarkers based on a type of genetic modification

Topical drugs may regress congenital giant nevi and prevent skin cancer

New research project to explore sun safety policies in primary schools in Wales

World's first Focused Ultrasound Cancer Immunotherapy Center could revolutionize cancer care

New guideline provides guidance on the use of radiation therapy to treat patients with brain metastases

T cell behavior informs metastatic melanoma outcomes

Mathematical modeling reveals important factors that govern the effectiveness of adaptive therapy

Targeting interleukin-6 could help reduce immune-related adverse events from immunotherapy

Scientists explore immunopathology of COVID-19

Study illuminates why cowpea mosaic virus is exceptionally effective against cancer

A potential way for overcoming immunotherapy resistance in patients with mucosal melanomas

Recipients for the 2022 NCCN Foundation Young Investigator Awards Program announced

Correlations between SARS-CoV-2 outcomes and cancer

Blood test can reveal the presence of circulating melanoma cells, research shows

New study pinpoints how immune checkpoint protein LAG3 modulates T cell activity

Role of cGAS-STING in SARS-CoV-2 infection

New data-driven mechanistic approach can help reduce drug costs and treat diseases

Recent advances in non-viral nano-vector delivery of CRISPR/Cas9 genome editing payloads

Improving Patient Recruitment for Clinical Trial Research

Micro Products with Macro Impact; The Role of Microplate Readers in Life Sciences

Insight into Sustained-Release Drug Delivery Systems

Melanoma

Overview

Feature Articles

Melanoma Epidemiology

Melanoma History

Melanoma Research

Choroidal Melanoma

Managing Choroidal Melanomas

Malignant Melanoma

Metastatic Melanoma

Latest Melanoma News and Research

Improving Patient Recruitment for Clinical Trial Research

Micro Products with Macro Impact; The Role of Microplate Readers in Life Sciences

Insight into Sustained-Release Drug Delivery Systems

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