Let's talk about melanoma treatment
Oregon Health & Sciences University,
Sancy Leachman, M.D., Ph.D., was interviewed as part of a panel of experts on the topic of melanoma treatment.
Extensive Lymph Node Surgery Does Not Increase Survival in Melanoma
Cancer Currents: An NCI Cancer Research Blog,
A conservative approach to lymph node removal surgery may be best for people with melanoma that has spread from the skin to one…
Minimizing surgery for melanoma that has spread
NIH Research Matters,
In people with melanoma that has spread to a lymph node, immediately removing all nearby lymph nodes may not extend life.
Richard Lehman’s journal review—12 June 2017
Latest BMJ blogs,
Richard Lehman reviews the latest research in the top medical…
With Melanoma, Lymph Node Removal May Not Improve Survival
Well - New York Times,
If melanoma cells are found in a lymph node, doctors routinely remove all the surrounding lymph nodes. But this practice may…