Melanoma
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How should PRAME be used to evaluate melanocytic lesions?
One potential pitfall is that sun-damaged melanocytes may express PRAME.
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Oncologists may be too quick to refer patients to palliative care
Integrating palliative care into routine cancer care need not always require a specialty palliative care nurse.
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Regular vitamin D supplements may lower melanoma risk
In the study, there were significantly fewer individuals in the regular vitamin D use group with a past of present history of melanoma compared...
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Study spotlights clinicopathologic features, survival outcomes of pediatric melanoma
The median Breslow thickness was 2.7 mm in children and 1.0 mm in adolescents.
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Cancer clinics begin to accommodate patients demanding new cancer detection tests
Sales teams are making a big push for multicancer early detection tests.
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Adverse events linked to better survival with ICIs in melanoma
“We feel these findings will help clinicians in discussions with patients and in clinical decision-making after adverse events develop,” one of...
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Melanoma mortality rates fell in 2010s as new therapies took hold
Immunotherapy and targeted therapy appear to be paying dividends, new study finds.
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Subset of patients with melanoma have very low mortality risk
The authors were interested in identifying lesions that are currently diagnosed as melanoma but might lack the capacity for metastasis.
Perspectives
Diagnosed too late
We take a course in giving bad news, but every doctor has his or her own approach.
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What are the risk factors for Mohs surgery–related anxiety?
“Routinely recommending consultations may not be the best approach for improving anxiety outcomes,” the study authors wrote.
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Who’s more likely to develop a second primary melanoma?
"High numbers of nevi and high genetic predisposition were more strongly associated with second [rather] than first primary melanomas."