Sentences with phrase «supported by the melanoma»

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This hypothesis is partially supported by studies that indicate that the greatest rise in melanoma has occurred in nations where chemical sunscreens are heavily promoted and used.

However, screening for melanoma currently is not supported by U.S. Preventive Services Task Force skin cancer screening guidelines.

Based on the pioneering work of Dr. Claire Lugassy and Dr. Raymond Barnhill at UCLA's Jonsson Comprehensive Cancer Center, a new study provides additional support for a process by which melanoma cells, a deadly form of skin cancer, can spread throughout the body by creeping like tiny spiders along the outside of blood vessels without ever entering the blood stream, and that this process is exacerbated by exposure to ultraviolet (UV) light.

In summary, CLND as standard of care for patients with SLN - positive metastatic melanoma is supported by a wealth of compelling prospective data.