Black patients have the highest disease-specific mortality risk among patients with cutaneous melanoma of the head and neck, according to study findings published in the Journal of the American Academy of Dermatology.
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SkylineDx Data Confirms Accuracy of the Merlin Test for Low- and High-Risk Melanoma
Results from Society for Melanoma Research Congress demonstrated excellent predictive power of noninvasive CP-GEP Merlin test.
Melanoma cells use apolipoprotein E to evade ferroptosis, study finds
A research team led by Prof. Patrizia Agostinis (VIB-KU Leuven) has found that melanoma cell populations protect themselves from a form of cell death called ferroptosis by secreting the lipoprotein apolipoprotein E (ApoE). Their work appears in Science Advances.
Head and Neck Melanoma: Clinicopathologic Profile Is Worse Than Other Melanomas
Cutaneous head and neck melanoma (CHNM) has a worse clinicopathologic profile compared with cutaneous melanomas from other sites (CMOS), according to study findings published in the Journal of the American Academy of Dermatology.