DEAR MAYO CLINIC: My 36-year-old sister recently noticed an unusual mole on her shoulder. She is scheduled for some tests. Her primary care physician believes it might be melanoma. What is melanoma? What treatment options are available, and is surgery necessary? Have there been recent advancements in treatments? ANSWER: While melanoma is much less common than […]
Mayo Clinic researchers have developed organoid models to study uveal melanoma, one of the most common types of eye cancer in adults. Their goal is to use these models to better understand how this disease works and develop treatments for unmet patient needs.
Dr. Jennifer Fridley, director of Texas A&M University’s Veterinary Medical Park, is collaborating on melanoma treatment research that explores light and ultrasound therapies to fight skin cancer in pigs. Credit: Texas A&M University Texas A&M University researchers are collaborating on a new project that studies how ultrasound and light can treat melanomas in pigs. Recent […]
