Damage caused by ultraviolet (UV) radiation could continue hours after exposure, according to a new laboratory study by US researchers. While it was previously believed that melanin protected the skin from harmful UV light, researchers found that melanin also might have a carcinogenic role.
Mobile text messages can improve skin cancer prevention while promoting solar protection, according to the results of a recent collaborative study between QUT, Cancer Council Queensland and University of Queensland published in the journal Preventative Medicine journal. The trial was named the "Healthy Text" and assessed the influence and value of SMS-delivered messages that promoted solar protection and skin self-examination.
Results of a recent review of biopsy specimens performed because of clinical suspicion of melanoma provide support for 6-mm criterion in the ABCD rule, according to the authors.
Following consumer complaints, the US Federal Trade Commission has challenged claims by marketers of "melanoma detection" apps that these could detect symptoms of melanoma as lacking scientific proof.
Researchers have completed a comprehensive map of the genetic makeup of melanoma. By comparing the genomes of more than 300 melanomas, the researchers were able to identify mutational hotspots that give rise to cancer.
Positive genetic risk information about melanoma may help to prompt people to discuss melanoma risk with a wider variety of family members, according to a study published in JAMA that examined the effects of hypothetical genetic testing.
Teledermoscopy is effective and feasible as a method for short-term monitoring of clinically atypical naevi and can potentially enhance patient convenience, optimise physician scheduling, and promote efficiency, according to authors of a study published in JAMA Dermatology.
Higher coffee intake was associated with a modest decrease in risk of melanoma in a large US cohort study, according to recently published results. The authors conclude that additional investigations of coffee intake and its constituents, particularly caffeine, with melanoma are warranted.
In a recent study published in the journal Cancer, a team of researchers from Harvard Medical School has found a link between teenage acne and an increased risk of developing hormone-related cancer, including melanoma.
Melanoma cells resist the combination therapy of BRAF+MEK inhibitors by developing highly unusual changes in certain key cancer genes, according authors of a recent study. These signature changes or configurations not only mark the presence of drug resistance melanoma cells but also indicate to researchers potential new ways to shut them off.