Childhood cancer survivors are more than twice as likely to develop melanoma as the general population, according to findings published in Journal of Clinical Oncology.
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Immunotherapy Combinations Reign Supreme in Upfront Melanoma Management
Teresa Petrella, MD, MHSc, FRCPC, discusses long-term data that inform the sequencing of immunotherapy and targeted therapies for frontline melanoma.
Cost-of-Care Discussions Between Cancer Patients & Providers
Most physicians agree that patients should know how much they’re going to pay for treatment before deciding on a plan. According to a survey of breast cancer surgeons, 87 percent agreed with this. Yet, it’s only a minority of physicians who claim they have cost-of-care discussions with their patients.
AI diagnostic platform improves early detection of skin cancer
If detected early, the prognosis for skin cancer is excellent. An innovative full-body scanner linked to an AI diagnostic platform is set to help with early detection of melanoma. In just six minutes, it automatically scans a patient’s entire body, providing a risk assessment for each anomalous change found in the skin.