Melanoma/Skin Cancer News

The Veterans Health Administration’s Care Assessment Need tool may be able to predict the life expectancy of veterans, helping facilitate conversation about treatment for basal cell carcinoma, according to a study.

Nearly seven in 10 premature cancer-related deaths among women could have been avoided through primary prevention, early detection or suitable access to cancer care, according to a report.

Fractional lasers may be a promising new treatment option for the prevention of nonmelanoma skin cancer by promoting skin regeneration and stopping photocarcinogenesis, according to a study.

Fecal microbiome samples showed significant differences in patients with melanoma compared with control subjects, as well as in those with early- and late-stage disease, according to a study.

High rates of recurrence and metastasis associated with mesenchymal dermal neoplasms — specifically pleomorphic dermal sarcoma — should prompt dermatologists to follow-up with their patients more often, according to a study.

The presence of perifollicular linear projections is a new dermoscopic feature that may aid in the early diagnosis of lentigo maligna on the face, according to a study.

A 20-gene signature prediction demonstrated high accuracy in diagnosing metastasis risk in patients with cutaneous squamous cell carcinoma, according to a study.

Patients that experience cutaneous immune-related adverse events after immune checkpoint inhibitor treatment are more likely to survive their melanoma diagnosis, according to a study.

Results from the American Association for Cancer Research’s annual Cancer Progress Report revealed that the age-adjusted overall cancer death rate in the U.S. fell by 33% between 1991 and 2020.

While the adoption of immunotherapies and targeted systemic therapies for the treatment of melanoma has increased overall survival in patients, it has also significantly increased health care costs, according to a study.