UVA’s melanoma trial is designed for 11 adult patients with advanced melanoma who are already getting immunotherapy and plan to undergo surgery. The trial will evaluate the safety and effectiveness of ...

In 2022, Khloé Kardashian had surgery to remove a melanoma tumour from her cheek. Initially thinking the small bump on her face was a pimple, Khloé decided to have it checked after it didn’t ...

Surgery to remove (excise) melanoma removes the cancer and a border of healthy tissue. In the "Area of excision" picture: The inner circle represents the melanoma and healthy tissue that are excised.

Medically reviewed by Lindsay Cook, PharmD The nose is a relatively common site for skin cancer because it is frequently ...

CHARLOTTESVILLE, Va. (CBS19 NEWS) -- A research team at UVA Health is investigating the ability of focused ultrasound to help treat melanoma. In their trial, the researchers want to see whether the ...

Mother of 3, Claire Turner, 43, said she didn't have changed moles or skin lesions — a rarity that occurs in about 3% of melanoma cases.

Excision of melanoma in situ remains more art than science. Those who use conventional excision are prepared for a high rate of local recurrence after standard 5-mm margins, and even after Mohs ...

The standard of care set forth by the National Institutes of Health Consensus Conference in 1992 recommended excision with a ... Development Panel on Early Melanoma for the NIH Consensus ...

If the skin cancer is a simple lesion that’s easily ... The doctor uses a scalpel to remove the entire tumor, plus a surrounding border of healthy skin as a safety margin. The physician closes ...

By Page Leggett Cale Banks makes it a practice to get to work early. The assistant nurse manager for the operating rooms at ...