Melanoma Research Victoria

Source: CISION, May 2019 SAN RAFAEL, Calif., May 1, 2019 /PRNewswire/ — May is Melanoma Awareness Month, a national effort to increase awareness about a deadly disease that affects people of every age, gender, and ethnicity.  It is estimated that 1 in 27 men and 1 in 40 women will develop an invasive melanoma in their lifetime. […]

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Source: Do Wire, May 2019 A study published in the Journal of the National Cancer Institute found that indoor tanning bed exposure may trigger a specific genetic mutation, BRAF V600E, associated with melanoma and contribute to younger age at diagnosis. Researchers assessed 114 patients who used indoor tanning beds and 222 who did not between December 2013 and May 2015.

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Source: WebMd, May 2019 May 6, 2019 — As melanoma cases continue to rise sharply, Americans are being urged to get screened early for this deadliest of skin cancers. But some dermatologists question whether screening people without symptoms has resulted in overdiagnosing melanoma, bringing unnecessary anxiety and treatments. They note that while the number of invasive melanoma cases diagnosed in […]

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Source: OncLive, May 2019 Douglas B. Johnson, MD, assistant professor of medicine, Vanderbilt University Medical Center, clinical director, Melanoma Research Program, Vanderbilt-Ingram Cancer Center, discusses the promise of combination therapy in patients with melanoma. This biggest advancement in this treatment paradigm over the last several years has been the advent of combination therapies, Johnson says. […]

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