Melanoma: Research & Clinical Takeaways

Speed diagnosis and treatment for Latino patients with melanoma by ensuring linguistically appropriate care and supporting patient advocacy, while...

In stage IIB/C melanoma, many dermato-oncologists prioritize avoiding severe AEs—especially in older, comorbid patients—and prefer infusions at...

A narrative review of PTEN’s roles in melanoma suppression and how PTEN loss-of-function relates to melanoma progression. It also considers...

A case series of 72 patients with melanoma and an unidentifiable sentinel lymph node, evaluating survival prognostic factors.

Older men in high-SDI settings carry a growing skin cancer burden; intensify prevention and management for these high-risk groups. Plan resources for...

In high‑risk patients, adding 3D‑TBP and SDDI via teledermatology increased excisions/biopsies and keratinocyte cancer detection but did not produce...

Counsel women prescribed estrogen therapy, thiazides, or loop diuretics to limit sun exposure and practice photoprotection, given observed increases...

Higher PM10 was associated with lower odds of melanoma (OR 0.89, 95% CI 0.86–0.92; p<0.001) and higher PM2.5 with lower odds (OR 0.72, 95% CI...

Counties with more difficult access to indoor tanning facilities had lower melanoma incidence; policies that reduce access to tanning facilities and...

A cohort study evaluated the incidence of a second primary melanoma after an initial melanoma diagnosis among racial and ethnic minority populations.

Use current dermatology AI tools cautiously for patients with darker skin, as many lack SOC validation and show reduced accuracy; when obtaining...

In this series, melanoma in Black patients most often arose on acral sites, and advanced acral, mucosal/ocular, and unknown‑primary cases had poor...

Gut microbiota profiles differ between controls and melanoma and between early- and late-stage disease, but specific taxonomic signals attenuate...

Melanoma-derived melanosomes were taken up by lymphatic endothelial cells and transferred mature let-7i, triggering pro-lymphangiogenic phenotypes...