Usually starting as a blemish, skin cancer can quickly develop and spread to other parts of the body.
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Study hints why some melanomas more likely to spread
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Does polygenic risk influence associations between sun exposure and melanoma? A prospective cohort analysis
n a large population-based prospective study of men and women living in a setting of high ambient ultraviolet radiation, researchers explored the connection between ambient and personal ultraviolet exposure and incident melanoma, as well as analyzed potential gene-environment interactions.
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Adjuvant Therapy Transforms Treatment in Advanced Melanoma
Adjuvant therapy has revolutionized the field of melanoma by treating patients with resected disease with active regimens that have historically been used in the metastatic setting, said Jeffrey S. Weber, MD, PhD.
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Biomarker Hunt Finds Potential With ctDNA in Melanoma
As the search for blood- and tissue-based biomarkers continues in localized and metastatic melanoma, circulating tumor DNA (ctDNA) has emerged as a potential candidate for patients with BRAF-mutated disease, said David Polsky, MD, PhD.
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