Melanomas diagnosed during routine skin checks were identified to be related to significantly lower all-cause mortality, but not melanoma-specific mortality, post-adjustment for patient, sociodemographic, and clinicopathologic factors.
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NICE recommends monotherapy for adjuvant treatment of stage 3 melanoma
The approval follows a successful period of monitoring and patient access through the Cancer Drugs Fund.
Blood pressure and risk of cancer: a Mendelian randomization study
Previous large observational cohort studies showed higher blood pressure (BP) positively associated with cancer. We used Mendelian randomization (MR) to obtain less confounded estimates of BP on total and site-specific cancers.
Knockdown of circular RNA hsa_circ_0062270 suppresses the progression of melanoma via downregulation of CDC45
Although systemic therapies for melanoma have been improved, the 5-year survival rate of this aggressive cancer remains poor.