Danish study finds link between tattoos and lymphoma and skin cancer risk
CANCER DIGEST – March 8, 2025 – When most people get a tattoo, their health concerns center almost entirely on cleanliness and risk of...
Melanoma drug reduces disfiguring surgery for basal cell cancer
A drug, already approved for treating superficial melanomas, injected into basal cell tumors reduces surgery and scarring
A topical combination therapy may prevent SCC, the second most common form of skin cancer
Image credit – Winston Salem Dermatology Center CANCER DIGEST – Jan. 11, 2025 – A small study has shown that a novel topical treatment...
Immunotherapy combination dramatically improves long-term survival for melanoma patients
CANCER DIGEST – Sept. 16, 2024 – Long-term data from an international trial of immunotherapy for advanced melanoma show longer overall...
Scientists develop highly sensitive device to detect early stage skin cancers
CANCER DIGEST – March 9, 2024 – Scientists continue to find better ways to detect skin cancer. (See DermaSensor device.) In the journal...
FDA approves first T cell therapy for melanoma
CANCER DIGEST – Feb. 16, 2024 – The FDA today has approved a new T-cell therapy for the treatment of melanoma. The therapy called...
