The Latest Breaking News from melanoma

A ban on indoor tanning would result in an astonishing 1,206 fewer cases of melanoma in England, and 207 fewer melanoma deaths, writes Dr Miriam Stoppard

Denise Kavanagh from Enniskillen was diagnosed with melanoma last year during lockdown

Evaxion Biotech A/S (NASDAQ:EVAX) has selected EVX-03 as the product candidate within its DNA technology platform to target a new indication with planned regulatory filing in H2 2022. We currently have two product candidates in the DNA technology platform, EVX-02, and EVX-03. Based on preclinical results, the company has decided to move EVX-03…

‘Exposure to the sun with no protection can severely increase the risk of sunburn which can lead to melanoma’

Aura Biosciences Inc (NASDAQ:AURA) reported data from a retrospective analysis that assessed the visual acuity after plaque radiotherapy treatment compared with prospective data in early-stage choroidal melanoma patients treated with belzupacap sarotalocan by intravitreal administration in the Phase 1b/2 trial. The vision results of patients with early-stage choroidal melanoma treated with radiotherapy showed…

Laura O’Donnell had become increasingly concerned after noticing the tiny growth on her stomach just before lockdown, before using an app to determine if the mole was potentially dangerous

Most skin cancer drugs that activate the immune system work by triggering immune cells, called T-cells, to attack tumors, but when T-cells are activated for too long, they can wear out and cease to function. In a new study led by Penn State College of Medicine, scientists found that another…

Laura O’Donnell had become increasingly concerned after noticing the tiny growthon her stomach just before lockdown.

Melanoma patients who express a specific protein molecule are two-and-a-half times more likely to die within 10 years, South Australian researchers have found.

You wouldn’t expect fish and melanoma to be in the same headline – but they were last week. Researchers in the United States reported a higher risk of developing melanoma, a common type of potentially deadly skin cancer, in people who ate a relatively large amount of fish.

The study suggests eating just two servings a week could increase the risk