During a Case-Based Roundtable® event, Thach-Giao Truong, MD, discussed how data from the CheckMate-067 and RELATIVITY-047 affect their choice of therapy for metastatic melanoma in the first article of a 2-part series.
Melanoma News
Age at Melanoma Diagnosis Varies by Sex, Anatomic Site, and Tumor Thickness
Significant differences exist in the mean age at diagnosis of invasive melanoma between men and women and are influenced by anatomic site and Breslow thickness, according to study results published in the British Journal of Dermatology.
Using a computer model to shed light on early invasive melanoma
Scientists at the University of Waterloo are creating the knowledge base necessary for the early detection of melanoma.
App developed by McGill med student helps detect melanoma
During his rotations as a medical student at McGill University, Roy Khalaf met a patient whose metastatic melanoma had spread to his brain and other areas of his body. Coming to terms with his unfortunate fate, the patient – a father of three children under five – regretted he hadn’t been able to detect the cancer earlier, when treatment might have been more effective.