The Latest Breaking News from melanoma

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

Just two portions a week could increase your risk, a study suggests

US research identifies ‘association that requires further investigation’ – but some scientists aren’t convinced

The findings come from a study of nearly 500,000 participants

US experts said their findings warranted investigation while others urged people not to stop eating fish.

Delcath Systems Inc (NASDAQ:DCTH) announced further details regarding presentations relating to its proprietary percutaneous hepatic perfusion (PHP) system. The CHOPIN trial assessed ipilimumab plus nivolumab (IPI+NIVO) combined with Delcath's proprietary liver-targeted PHP treatment in metastatic uveal melanoma patients.  The poster reports a Best Overall Response of 1 complete response, five partial responses, and…

The discovery means skin checks are still important but paves the way for some "exciting" research possibilities to improve the diagnosis and treatment of the disease.

Two in three Australians will have a skin cancer in their lifetime, nearly all of them basal cell carcinomas (BCC), squamous cell carcinomas (SCC) or melanomas.

So your doctor removed a mole from your skin and now says it’s cancerous. What happens next?