“No one should die of malignant melanoma” - A. Bernard Ackerman, 1985

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[5 min watch] Skin Cancer Update with Prof Giuseppe Argenziano [July 2020]

By Skin Cancer Institute |July 06, 2020 posted in skin cancer diagnosis, Detection

In this month's skin cancer update video, Professor Giuseppe Argenziano talks about the three possible outcomes that can be reached after you check a lesion: Excise, monitor, or do nothing. In most ...
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Does ultrasound-based follow-up improve survival of melanoma patients?

By Skin Cancer Institute |December 13, 2017 posted in skin cancer diagnosis, skin cancer treatment, melanoma

Does ultrasound-based follow-up improve survival outcomes of patients with stage 1-2 melanoma? A study in the European Journal of Cancer compared the efficacy of an ultrasound-based follow-up with a ...
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Impact of Melanoma-Related Lymphoedema on Quality of Life

By Skin Cancer Institute |December 06, 2017 posted in skin cancer diagnosis, melanoma

A recent study explored the health-related quality of life in recurrence-free melanoma patients, with a focus on the association between melanoma-related limb lymphoedema and quality of life.
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Do we need pigment to develop melanoma?

By Skin Cancer Institute |November 29, 2017 posted in skin cancer diagnosis, melanoma

Do we need pigment to develop melanoma? This question was discussed at the 2017 European Academy of Dermatology and Venereology by Professor David E Fisher, who presented interesting findings in ...
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Skin Cancer Update with A/Prof Giuseppe Argenziano

By Skin Cancer Institute |November 22, 2017 posted in skin cancer diagnosis, melanoma, melanoma treatment

In this month’s skin cancer update video, Associate Professor Giuseppe Argenziano discusses which adjuvant therapies are most effective in the treatment of advanced melanoma.
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