Metastatic melanoma remains a significant cause of death in the United States, with average survival rates below 35% just 5 years after initial diagnosis. In order to impro...

When melanoma is not found early, it can get into your blood and lymphatic systems and spread to other parts of your body. When this happens, the melanoma is considered met...

Objectives: Our main goal is to understand how demographic factors influence the medical care patterns of individuals diagnosed with malignant melanoma. We also aim to see ...

Metastatic melanoma is the most aggressive and deadliest type of skin cancer. Over the past decades, new therapies targeting mutations in these tumors have been developed. ...

Despite being the second most common group in the U.S. to be diagnosed with melanoma after non-Hispanic whites, Hispanics have significantly more-advanced-stage diagnoses a...

Background Explained: Utah has the highest incidence of melanoma per 100,000 individuals in the United States. While fewer people from minority communities such as Native A...

Melanoma is a tragic disease that is further complicated because scientists do not completely understand the causes, and this prevents clinicians from giving the most accur...

Spotting skin cancer early is important, but in rural areas of the US, it’s not always easy. Rural areas have fewer dermatologists and healthcare options, so it can b...

Patients with melanoma of skin in the head and neck region are at high risk for death from their cancer despite surgical treatment. Currently, treatment consists of surgica...

Melanoma is the deadliest type of skin cancer. In addition to genetics, increased sun exposure may put individuals at a higher risk for developing melanoma, although this i...

Teenagers who get five or more sunburns between the age of 15 and 20 have an increased risk of getting skin cancer or melanoma. Individuals with darker skin tones have wors...