2013 to 2017 Saw Significant Drop in US Melanoma Mortality Rates
The introduction of new melanoma treatments coincided with a reduction in the melanoma mortality rate in the United States.
Diagnosis & Disease Information
Melanoma Diagnosis Linked to Increased Risk of Prostate Cancer
A more than 2-fold increased risk of prostate cancer was seen for patients whose first melanoma diagnosis was 10 to 15 years before study recruitment.
QOL Up With Pembrolizumab vs Ipilimumab, HDI in Resected Melanoma
Adjuvant pembrolizumab improved quality of life when compared with ipilimumab or high-dose interferon α 2b.
Accredited Hospitals Fail to Disclose Costs of Common Cancer Surgeries
Roughly half of hospitals accredited by the ACS-CoC failed to disclose the cost of 5 common cancer surgeries, researchers found.
Subset of Stage I Melanoma Patients Have Very Low Mortality Rate
Researchers identified a subset of melanoma patients with stage I lesions and negative clinical nodes who had a very low risk of death.
Relatlimab-Nivolumab Combo Deemed Promising in Resectable Melanoma
Relatlimab plus nivolumab yields a high pathologic complete response rate in resectable stage III or oligometastatic stage IV melanoma, a phase 2 study suggests.
Socioeconomic Status Predicts Mortality in Melanoma
For patients with melanoma, socioeconomic disparities persist within insured populations, specifically those in nonintegrated health care systems.
USPSTF: Evidence Still Lacking for Routine Skin Cancer Screening
Current evidence is insufficient for assessing the balance of benefits and harms of screening for asymptomatic teens and adults.
COVID-19 Vaccination Should Not Interrupt ICI Therapy, Researchers Say
COVID-19 vaccination is safe for cancer patients receiving immune checkpoint inhibitors and should not interrupt therapy, according to researchers.
Poor Outcomes Seen in Advanced Cancer Patients Treated With Inpatient ICI Therapy
Inpatient treatment with immune checkpoint inhibitors is associated with poor survival outcomes in patients with advanced cancer.
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