Conferences

Stage 3 melanoma was the first cancer area to have an FDA-approved immunotherapy to prevent disease from returning after surgery.

The European Society for Medical Oncology announced the recipients of this year’s ESMO Awards.

A month following surgery for thyroid cancer, a Hartford Hospital patient’s tumor grew to 10 inches. The case was presented to the hospital’s tumor board, which involved 30 doctors from different specialties.

Melanoma is a malignant tumour resulting from the transformation of melanocytes, the cells in the skin that undertake to synthesise melanin, a complex polymer which protects us from the negative effects of solar radiation.