Melanoma
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Actinic keratoses may predict skin cancers in older adults
AKs have been associated with a small risk for cutaneous SCC, but associations with risk for other skin cancers have not been well studied.
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Incipient ulceration may affect prognosis in primary melanoma
“Future editions of the AJCC staging system should consider acknowledging this interpretive challenge and provide guidance on how primary...
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Specialty-trained pathologists more likely to make higher-grade diagnoses for melanocytic lesions
A total of 338 pathologists were included in the exploratory analysis; 225 were dermatopathologists.
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AI flagged skin cancer with near-perfect accuracy, in UK study
The researchers tested the AI by integrating it into a clinical diagnosis process - anticipating a future in which AI helps doctors catch skin...
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FDA approves nivolumab for resected stage IIB/C melanoma
Approval was based on findings from a phase 3 trial, which randomly assigned 790 patients to receive nivolumab or placebo by intravenous infusion...
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These adverse events linked to improved cancer prognosis
Emerging evidence suggests that cutaneous immune-related adverse events may be linked with favorable outcomes among patients with cancer who...
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High rate of subsequent cancers in MCC
Patients with cutaneous Merkel cell carcinoma face a higher risk of developing other primary cancers
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Impact of Socioeconomic Disparities and Facility Type on Overall Survival in Stage I vs Stage IV Amelanotic Melanoma: An Analysis of the National Cancer Database
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Clinical Impact of UV Mutational Signatures in Veterans With Cancer
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Do AI chatbots give reliable answers on cancer? Yes and no
“The chatbot was most likely to mix in incorrect recommendations among correct ones, an error difficult even for experts to detect.”
