Melanoma, a common type of skin cancer, is traditionally detected via observing changes in irregular moles, and then conducting a skin biopsy. A team has now developed a blood test that can detect melanoma in its early stages, reducing the need for expensive, and frequently unnecessary biopsies.
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A new device called the sKan has won the 2017 international James Dyson Award. The sKan makes heat maps of the skin to identify anomalies associated with melanoma, the most deadly form of skin cancer, to enable earlier detection.
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Colon and melanoma cancers could soon be treated with a vaccine, if research from U-M lives up to its early promise. Using synthetic nanodiscs, scientists trained the immune systems of mice to better target cancerous cells, killing tumors within 10 days and preventing recurrence months later.
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A new UV-monitoring device may help take some of the guesswork out of knowing how much time to spend in the sun. Worn on a hat, the UBSafe can tell you when your particular skin type has had just the right amount of UVB rays.
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MelApp is an easy to use iPhone app that can help in the early detection of melanoma skin cancer.
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Two new studies show that using a solarium significantly raises ones chances of being diagnosed with skin cancer and that the risks increase as the age of solarium use decreases.
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By combining an imaging technique and a contrast agent, two scientists at Washington University in St. Louis have developed a solution that produces high clarity, 3D images of melanoma.
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Researchers have genetically engineered a large, well-armed battalion of immune system cells that seek out and attack tumors and watched in real time as these ‘special forces’ traveled throughout the body to locate and attack dangerous melanomas.
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Researchers have developed a prototype non-invasive infrared scanning system to help doctors determine whether pigmented skin growths are benign moles or potentially lethal melanoma.
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Hollow gold nanospheres equipped with a targeting peptide may in future provide an effective and minimally invasive treatment for malignant Melanoma.
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