skin cancer Archive — Page 3 of 6

An adult and child walk hand in hand across a sunlit grassy field toward a line of leafless trees.
May 30, 2017

A Second Chance

By diana
Black-and-white photograph of two suited men standing inside a marble-walled office or financial firm lobby, beside signage reading “L.C. Bradford & Co.” and “Members New York Stock Exchange.”
May 30, 2017

An Abiding Bond

By diana
Stylized painted profile of a human face with closed eyes, DNA double-helix motifs across the forehead, and abstract multicolored brushstrokes in the background.
May 30, 2017

Mix-and-match trial is actually precision medicine

By diana
Seven researchers pose together in a laboratory, with shelves of scientific equipment and supplies behind them.
March 9, 2017

Melanoma study finds new way to enhance targeted therapies

With the help of a drug formerly used to treat HIV/AIDS, researchers at Vanderbilt University Medical Center (VUMC) have found a way to make melanoma cells more vulnerable to targeted anti-cancer therapy.

By Bill Snyder
Hand holding a magnifying glass over another person's forearm.
March 3, 2016

Melanoma response to immune therapy

Melanoma-specific expression of a certain protein identifies tumors that are more responsive to an immune therapy.

By Leigh MacMillan
Close-up of a person's sun-exposed shoulder at the beach, with white sunscreen arranged in a sun-shaped pattern on the skin.
February 18, 2016

Combining treatments for melanoma

Combining therapies for melanoma that induce cell senescence and that activate the immune response may improve outcomes for patients.

By Leigh MacMillan