Melbourne Melanoma Project committed to improving the diagnosis and early detection of melanoma.

Head and neck melanoma characteristics

Clinicians should be aware of higher risk cutaneous head and neck melanoma (CHNM) lesions and their potentially worse prognosis when considering appropriate therapies for their patients.

Skin cancer prevention program may have reduced melanoma in Australians

A skin cancer prevention program called SunSmart may have contributed to a recent reduction in melanoma among younger residents of Melbourne, according to a study published October 8 in the open-access journal PLOS Medicine by Suzanne Dobbinson of Cancer Council Victoria in Australia, and colleagues.

Melanoma variability at the single-cell level predicts treatment responses

Patients with advanced melanoma have been able to live longer because of several newly approved targeted treatment options, including BRAF and MEK inhibitors.

How Do Melanoma Survivors and Their Partners Feel About Skin Self-Examination?

The impact of partner support and comfort level in assisting melanoma survivors with skin self-examination may be perceived differently by melanoma survivors and their partners, according to results of a study published in the Clinical Journal of Oncology Nursing.