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VIDEO: Key takeaways from HemOnc Today Melanoma and Cutaneous Malignancies

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NEW YORK — Sanjiv S. Agarwala, MD, program director for HemOnc Today Melanoma and Cutaneous Malignancies, provided an overview of key takeaway messages from the two-day symposium.

Agarwala — professor of medicine at Temple University School of Medicine, as well as chief of oncology and hematology at St. Luke’s Cancer Center, discussed skin cancer prevention; genetic insights into melanoma progression; the advantages and disadvantages of melanoma screening, including the potential role smartphones can play in detection and diagnosis; the use of lymphadenectomies; and the role of biomarkers and molecular testing in the clinical setting.

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Agarwala SS. What will you do on Monday? Presented at: HemOnc Today Melanoma and Cutaneous Malignancies; March 24-25, 2017; New York.

Disclosure: Agarwala reports no relevant financial disclosures.