A new study has shown that algorithms of dermoscopic criteria used to detect melanoma had only modest levels of accuracy and lacked interobserver agreement among a group of regular dermoscopy users. Among six common algorithms examined, none seemed to be easy to learn or reliable.
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Excision Margins Don’t Impact Melanoma Recurrence, Survival
Wider excision margins in thick cutaneous melanoma cases do not improve locoregional recurrence or melanoma-specific survival, according to research published online March 25 in Head & Neck.
Macrophages surrounding lymph nodes block the progression of melanoma, other cancers
Researchers at Massachusetts General Hospital (MGH) have identified a type of immune cell that appears to block the progress of melanoma and other cancers in animal models.
Vitamin D Independently Associated With Worse Melanoma Outcomes
According to researchers at University of Texas MD Anderson Cancer Center and several other institutions, low vitamin D levels in melanoma patients are associated with poorer overall survival, disease-free survival and increased melanoma-specific mortality (J Clin Oncol 2016 Mar 21.doi:10.1200/JCO.2015.64.1357