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Drug Shows Promise for Late-Stage Melanoma
The results from a recent clinical trial show that a drug, ipilimumab, helps some patients with late-stage melanoma. Almost half (45.6%) of the patients who received only ipilimumab during this clinical trial were alive after 1 year. (more...)

Skin of Color Needs Sun Protection
Dermatologists are not the only doctors who say that everyone needs sun protection. At the Annual Meeting of the American Medical Association (AMA), doctors from different specialties agreed that people of all colors need to:

• Protect their skin from the sun with sunscreen or clothing

• Avoid the sun when the rays are the strongest

• Get skin cancer screenings (more...)

Video: What To Expect at a Skin Cancer Screening
 

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