Recently published studies involving melanoma included research showing that children of melanoma survivors do not adhere to optimal sun protection, and that changes in nevi were poor predictors of melanoma in children.
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Melanoma immunohistochemical analysis useful to determine BRAFV600E mutation status
The sensitivity and specificity for VE1 immunohistochemical analysis of BRAFV600E mutations in primary and cutaneous malignant melanomas were 96.7% and 94.5%, respectively.
Vitiligo-Like Depigmentation During Immunotherapy Associated with Improved Survival
According to a new study published in the Journal of Clinical Oncology, researchers in the Netherlands have found that although vitiligo-like depigmentation occurs only in a small number of patients with melanoma treated with immunotherapy, there is an evident survival benefit in these patients.
You can still get skin cancer in the shade
Stepping under the shade of an umbrella after soaking in some sun might feel like an instant cool, but your skin cells have a postsunshine hangover that lasts for hours. In fact, molecules excited by the ultraviolet (UV) rays keep on damaging the DNA in skin cells even in complete darkness, researchers have discovered. The finding could lead to a new generation of skin cancer preventives that are applied after a day in the sun and block these delayed effects.