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New minimally invasive procedure shortens hospital stay for melanoma patients

Lisa Chappell enjoys the summer sun, spending time outside and relaxing on the Coosa River at her Gadsden residence. Now, after being diagnosed with melanoma in 2015, she is much more cautious about her outdoor habits.

31 May 2018

FDA approves first stand-alone prosthetic iris in the U.S.

The U.S. Food and Drug Administration today approved the first stand-alone prosthetic iris in the United States, a surgically implanted device to treat adults and children whose iris (the colored part of the eye around the pupil) is completely missing or damaged due to a congenital condition called aniridia or other damage to the eye.

30 May 2018

Artificial intelligence algorithms appear to be better at detecting skin cancer

Researchers have shown for the first time that a form of artificial intelligence or machine learning known as a deep learning convolutional neural network is better than experienced dermatologists at detecting skin cancer.

29 May 2018

New AAD PSA uses social media imagery to highlight tanning hazards

As Memorial Day signals the unofficial start of summer, many teen girls will be eager to get out of school and spend time outside - and some may want to get a tan. But a new public service advertisement from the American Academy of Dermatology encourages those who are thinking of tanning to think again.

23 May 2018

New guidelines may help pathologists to more accurately classify and diagnose invasive melanoma

In a new study, researchers have developed updated guidelines for classifying a serious form of skin cancer called invasive melanoma. The American Joint Committee on Cancer, an organization that provides information on "cancer staging," or the severity of individual cases of cancer, recently updated its guidelines for melanoma.

21 May 2018

Researcher aims to develop virtual biopsy tool for early melanoma detection

With Skin Cancer Awareness Month upon us, Colorado State University researcher Jesse Wilson is accelerating research to improve imaging and detection of melanoma, the most deadly form of skin cancer, and the fifth most common cancer in the United States.

21 May 2018

U.S. military personnel at greater risk for skin cancer than general population

When one considers the risks of military service, skin cancer may not be top of mind. According to research published in the Journal of the American Academy of Dermatology, however, U.S. military personnel are more likely to develop skin cancer than the general population.

17 May 2018

Study finds distinct exhausted T cells that could have implications for fighting different diseases

The battle between the human immune system and long-term, persisting infections and other chronic diseases such as cancer results in a prolonged stalemate

16 May 2018

UTA bioengineering professor successfully patents new cancer trap

The University of Texas at Arlington has successfully patented in Europe an implantable medical device that attracts and kills circulating cancer cells that was invented by a faculty member. This cancer trap can be used for early diagnosis and treatment of metastasized cancer.

14 May 2018

Scientists design new computational strategy to enable more personalized cancer treatment

Mathematicians and cancer scientists have found a way to simplify complex biomolecular data about tumors, in principle making it easier to prescribe the appropriate treatment for a specific patient.

14 May 2018

New technique aims to expand understanding of mechanical forces existing between cells

A new technique that uses tiny elastic balls filled with fluorescent nanoparticles aims to expand the understanding of the mechanical forces that exist between cells, researchers report.

14 May 2018

New therapeutic strategy exploits acquired vulnerability in drug-resistant cancer

Cancer cells that develop resistance to drugs, pay a price for this, by simultaneously developing a new vulnerability. If this acquired vulnerability can be identified, it may be exploited clinically.

10 May 2018

TGen scientists develop new quality-control assay to detect cancer from patient's blood sample

Imagine how much patients could benefit if you could discover the presence of cancer, and even how that cancer develops over time, with a simple blood test.

10 May 2018

HCI announces opening of Center for HOPE for improving health among underserved populations

Huntsman Cancer Institute at the University of Utah today announced the opening of the Cancer Population Sciences and Huntsman Center for Health Outcomes and Population Equity, a new research and clinical space dedicated to preventing cancer and improving health among underserved populations and improving outcomes in cancer patients.

9 May 2018

Huntsman Cancer Institute opens Cancer Population Sciences and Huntsman Center for HOPE

Huntsman Cancer Institute (HCI) at the University of Utah (U of U) today announced the opening of the Cancer Population Sciences and Huntsman Center for Health Outcomes and Population Equity (HOPE), a new research and clinical space dedicated to preventing cancer and improving health among underserved populations and improving outcomes in cancer patients.

9 May 2018

FDA grants approval for two drugs administered together to treat aggressive form of thyroid cancer

The U.S. Food and Drug Administration approved Tafinlar (dabrafenib) and Mekinist (trametinib), administered together, for the treatment of anaplastic thyroid cancer (ATC) that cannot be removed by surgery or has spread to other parts of the body (metastatic), and has a type of abnormal gene, BRAF V600E (BRAF V600E mutation-positive).

8 May 2018

New data supports clinical use of DecisionDx-Melanoma test to inform SLNB options

Castle Biosciences, Inc., the skin cancer diagnostics company providing molecular diagnostics to improve cancer treatment decisions, today announced the presentation of data supporting clinical use of the DecisionDx®-Melanoma test to inform sentinel lymph node biopsy (SLNB) recommendations.

7 May 2018

Melanoma News and Research

Latest Melanoma News and Research

New minimally invasive procedure shortens hospital stay for melanoma patients

FDA approves first stand-alone prosthetic iris in the U.S.

Artificial intelligence algorithms appear to be better at detecting skin cancer

New AAD PSA uses social media imagery to highlight tanning hazards

New guidelines may help pathologists to more accurately classify and diagnose invasive melanoma

Researcher aims to develop virtual biopsy tool for early melanoma detection

U.S. military personnel at greater risk for skin cancer than general population

Study finds distinct exhausted T cells that could have implications for fighting different diseases

UTA bioengineering professor successfully patents new cancer trap

Scientists design new computational strategy to enable more personalized cancer treatment

New technique aims to expand understanding of mechanical forces existing between cells

New therapeutic strategy exploits acquired vulnerability in drug-resistant cancer

TGen scientists develop new quality-control assay to detect cancer from patient's blood sample

HCI announces opening of Center for HOPE for improving health among underserved populations

Huntsman Cancer Institute opens Cancer Population Sciences and Huntsman Center for HOPE

FDA grants approval for two drugs administered together to treat aggressive form of thyroid cancer

New data supports clinical use of DecisionDx-Melanoma test to inform SLNB options

Ocular oncologists link immunotherapy with potentially vision-robbing side effect

Moffitt cancer researchers receive $900,000 grant to study acral melanoma

Cancer Center at BIDMC announces launch of new Immunotherapy Institute

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