The number of moles, or nevi, a patient had was not related to the likelihood that they had melanoma, according to the results of a new study published in JAMA Dermatology. In fact, the study found that most patients with melanoma had very few nevi and no atypical nevi.
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Researchers Identify Drug That Could Treat Melanoma
Less than a year after mapping the genetic landscape of melanoma, a researcher from the University of California, Merced, has identified a drug that could be effective in battling the deadly skin cancer.
UC Merced Professor Fabian V. Filipp led a team of researchers on the new project, the results of which were published today (Feb. 29) in the journal Neoplasia.
Study Finds Link Between Melanoma and Parkinson’s Disease
Recent findings indicate there may be a link between Parkinson’s disease and melanoma, with family history and common genetic susceptibility as possible causes. The review is published in the journal Dermatologic Surgery and is titled “A Review of the Association Between Parkinson Disease and Malignant Melanoma.”
Melanoma Visualized in Live Zebrafish From Origin of First Cancer Cell To Metastasis
Researchers visualized the origins of cancer from the first affected cell through its spread in a live animal: the zebrafish. This research, published in Science, may change scientific understanding of melanoma and other cancers leading to new treatments that can be administered early, before the cancer has taken hold.