Skin cancer is the most common type of cancer and there are two forms: melanomas and melanoma (basal cell carcinoma and squamous cell carcinoma). The main risk factor in both types of skin cancer is exposure to sunlight and other sources of ultraviolet radiation. In comparison with basal or squamous cell carcinoma melanoma skin cancer is less common but more serious if not treated early, and ca...

BACKGROUND Melanoma frequently metastasizes to the lung. Improved radiologic techniques may decrease the need for biopsy of such lesions. The aim of this study was to examine factors predictive of a positive biopsy of melanoma. METHODS Using the Memorial Sloan-Kettering Cancer Center melanoma database, all patients with melanoma who had undergone biopsy of a suspicious new lung lesion from 19...

Melanoma (MSC) and non-melanoma skin cancer (NMSC) are the most common cancers in United States. Although NMSC accounts for greater proportion of diagnosed cases, MSC is more aggressive responsible over 80% cancer-related deaths. Adverse effects and/or resistance associated with existing treatment regimens have prompted new research efforts directed toward finding safer efficacious chemoprevent...

Most anti-cancer drugs are derived from natural resources such as marine, microbial and botanical sources. Cutaneous malignant melanoma is the most aggressive form of skin cancer, with a high mortality rate. Various treatments for malignant melanoma are available, but due to the development of multi-drug resistance, current or emerging chemotherapies have a relatively low success rates. This em...

BACKGROUND Skin cancers among commercial airline pilots have been reported to occur at increased rates in pilot populations worldwide. The reasons for these increases are unclear, but postulated factors include ionizing radiation, circadian disruption and leisure sun exposure. AIMS To investigate the potential association of these occupational and lifestyle factors, as well as medical history...

Melanoma is the most dangerous skin cancer. It should be diagnosed early because of its aggressiveness. To diagnose melanoma earlier, skin lesion should be segmented accurately. To reduce the cost for specialists to screen every patient, there is a need of automated melanoma prescreening system to diagnose melanoma using images acquired in digital cameras. In this frame work, an automated melan...

AIM OF THE STUDY To find differences between a group of patients with intraocular melanoma and another primary cancer and a group of patients with no identifiable second primary cancer. MATERIAL AND METHODS The analysis involved 240 participants, selected from patients who were treated for uveal melanoma at the Department of Ophthalmology and Ocular Oncology of the Jagiellonian University Med...

The application of metals in biological systems has been a rapidly growing branch science. Vanadium investigated and reported as an anticancer agent. Melanoma is the most aggressive type skin cancer, incidence which increasing annually worldwide. It paramount importance to identify novel pharmacological agents for melanoma treatment. Herein, systematic review publications including “Melanoma Va...

Tingginya insiden keganasan kulit yang ditemukan pada stadium lanjut membutuhkan kemampuan lebih baik untuk mengenali tanda dan gejala awal. Pengenalan dini klinis kanker berpigmen, terutama melanoma maligna, dapat dengan pemeriksaan lesi menggunakan kriteria ABCDE. Kriteria ini sederhana mudah digunakan, oleh tenaga medis maupun masyarakat awam. Makin banyak ABCDE terpenuhi, makin tinggi kemun...