FDA Approves Keytruda for Advanced or Metastatic Merkel Cell Carcinoma The U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) has granted approval for Keytruda® (pembrolizumab) as a treatment for advanced or metastatic … By EmilyD 2 months ago News
Research Shows Cancer Likely to Become More Deadly than Heart Disease Heart disease is the leading cause of death in Americans, but new research shows that cancer is likely to … By Editorial Team 3 months ago News
New App Helps Dermatology Medical Students Detect Skin Cancer One of the biggest challenges that medical students (and even residents) face is lack of practical experience. While medical education … By Editorial Team 4 months ago News
FDA Approves Immunotherapy Drug Libtayo for Advanced Cutaneous Squamous Cell Carcinoma On September 28, 2018, the U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) approved Libtayo® (cemiplimab-rwlc) for the treatment of metastatic or … By EmilyD 5 months ago News
How’s Your Relationship with Your Doctor? Take our Survey! Do you feel heard by your doctor? Do your questions get answered? We want to hear from you! We’re conducting … By Editorial Team 6 months ago News
Take the Impact of Cancer Survey! Managing life with cancer can be incredibly difficult. While some treatments and side effects have become common knowledge, there is … By Editorial Team 8 months ago News
Take the Clinical Trial Patient Experience Survey! Have you participated in a clinical trial? We want to hear more about your experience! We are conducting a … By Editorial Team 9 months ago News
Melanoma Monday: The Today Show Tries to Break Guinness World Record On Monday, May 7th, the Today Show is going to try to break the Guinness World Record for “Most people … By Renee Feldman 10 months ago News
New Look, Same Great Community! You might notice a few changes in the way things look when you visit SkinCancer.net. Never fear! You still … By Editorial Team 10 months ago News
Skin Cancer and Sun Protection for Firefighters In February 2018, researchers from the “Firefighter Cancer Initiative” published new information about the risk of skin cancer for … By Editorial Team 12 months ago News
Take the Online Health Resource Survey! Managing a chronic health condition like skin cancer can be overwhelming at times. How do you find reliable information? Where … By Editorial Team 1 year ago News
MoleMapperTM App May Help Track Melanoma A newer application in the Apple® Application (App) Store is the MoleMapperTM app. The MoleMapperTM app can be used on … By Editorial Team 1 year ago News
The sKan Wins 2017 James Dyson Award This year’s 2017 International James Dyson Award was recently given to four Canadian medical and bioengineering graduates for their skin … By Editorial Team 1 year ago News
New Test Approved Can Detect Multiple Genetic Mutations in Cancer The U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) has approved a new genetic test that can detect 324 different genes that … By EmilyD 1 year ago News
Take The Mental Health Survey! Managing skin cancer is difficult enough, but emotional and mental challenges can also arise. Often, people aren’t just coping with … By Editorial Team 1 year ago News
Using a Personalized Cancer Vaccine Against Melanoma Results from a new pilot study provide encouraging results on the use of a personalized cancer vaccine against melanoma. … By EmilyD 1 year ago News
FDA Approves YERVOY (ipilimumab) for Pediatric Melanoma In July 2017, YERVOY (manufactured by Bristol-Myers Squibb) received expanded approval from the United States Food & Drug Administration. First … By Editorial Team 2 years ago News
Check Out the Q&A Feature Have a question about skin cancer and aren’t sure where to turn? The Q&A feature helps you get quick … By Editorial Team 2 years ago News
Creating a Sunless Tan to Prevent Skin Cancer To find ways to prevent skin cancer, researchers have been studying the processes by which the body produces … By Editorial Team 2 years ago News
Increase in Diagnoses of Two Types of Skin Cancer Two types of skin cancer appear to be on the rise. Researchers led by the Mayo Clinic have recently published … By Editorial Team 2 years ago News