Tattoos May Not Save You From Getting Skin Cancer After All Could tattoos be the secret weapon in the fight against skin cancer? It might sound incredibly unlikely at first, but new research suggests there's more to tattoo ink than meets the eye, especially wh...

Think before you ink! Mainstream media announced on Monday that #tattoos prevent #melanomas -- but scientists warn "every study has its flaws, and this one is no exception." www.sciencealert.com/tattoos-may-...

Encuentran una relación significativa entre el tipo de tumor melanocítico y su ubicación en gatos y perros La relación entre el tipo de tumor, la edad y la localización sugiere que se deben realizar más investigaciones para comprender los mecanismos biológicos subyacentes ...

Entre las diferentes especies, incluidos los humanos, los #melanomas demuestran un comportamiento biológicamente agresivo

Global burden of cutaneous melanoma incidence attributable to ultraviolet radiation in 2022 Cutaneous melanoma (CM) is on the rise, not only because of population growth and aging, but because of changing recreational habits and increased sun exposure. However, the relationship between UV r...

Nuevo en Int J Cancer: En 2022, el 65 % de los #melanomas cutáneos en #América #Latina se atribuyeron a la radiación #UV, frente a más del 80 % a nivel mundial. Urge fortalecer políticas de #protección solar. Lee más: doi.org/10.1002/ijc....

How midkine helps tumours evade immunotherapy Cutaneous melanoma, the most aggressive form of skin cancer, is characterised by its accumulation of a large number of mutations.

Researchers led by @msmelanoma.bsky.social from 🇪🇸 @cniostopcancer.bsky.social discovered a key mechanism by which #melanomas and other aggressive #tumours prevent the #immune system from detecting and attacking them – one of the greatest challenges in #oncology today.

Risk of Death Due to Melanoma and Other Causes in Patients With Thin Cutaneous Melanomas This cohort study examines the association between the risks of melanoma-associated death and nonmelanoma-associated death for each 0.1-mm increase in Breslow thickness from 0.1 mm to 1.0 mm in a larg...

Riesgo de muerte relacionada con el melanoma aumenta en los pacientes con tumores primarios de 0.8 a 1.0 mm de grosor, por lo que el umbral de 0.88 mm guiaría en la atención de los pacientes con melanomas primarios delgados #melanomas #death jamanetwork.com/journals/jam...

Behold The Pale Horse: The Genetics of Color and Cancer

"Horses that become gray with age often develop melanomas -- cancer -- why?"

by @GrrlScientist via #Substack

#horses🐎 #melanomas #color #cancer #genetics🧬 #SciComm🧪 grrlscientist.substack.com/p/behold-the...