Melanoma/Skin Cancer News

The risk for theoretical opioid addiction affected some patients’ choice of pain medications after Mohs micrographic surgery, according to a study.

Women receiving cancer treatment in clinical trials exhibited higher risk for severe symptomatic and hematologic adverse events than their male counterparts, according to a study.

The addition of stereotactic body radiotherapy to immune checkpoint inhibitors failed to significantly extend survival among individuals with advanced solid tumors, results of the randomized phase 2 CHEERS trial showed.

People living with HIV and various cancer types may be safely treated with immune checkpoint inhibitors, according to results of a retrospective study published in Journal of Clinical Oncology.

Skin self-examination is a viable secondary prevention method for the early detection of metastatic melanoma and should be promoted to patients, according to an article published in the Journal of the American Academy of Dermatology.

Protection from the sun, heat and air pollution is important to keeping children healthy while they spend more time outside this summer, the AAP said this week as it announced tips for preventing illnesses related to outdoor activities.

Asian American and Pacific Islander patients are more likely to experience melanoma treatment delays compared with white patients, and these delays are associated with higher mortality rates, according to a study.

ASCO Chief Medical Officer Julie R. Gralow, MD, FACP, FASCO, urged members of Congress to take action on cancer drug shortages, which she described as the worst she has witnessed during her 30-year career in oncology.

CHICAGO — Healio | HemOnc Today gathered the best, brightest and boldest in oncology for its second annual Disruptive Innovators Awards.

The FDA announced several regulatory actions the past few weeks.