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Headline Melanoma News 
Following Lifestyle Recommendations Reduces Risk of Cancer Death
People who follow the diet and lifestyle recommendations laid out by the WCRF and the AICR have a 20 percent reduced risk of dying from cancer.
Lymphoseek Approved for Detecting Lymph Nodes in Breast Cancer and Melanoma
The FDA has approved Lymphoseek to help locate lymph nodes in patients with breast cancer and melanoma.
Aspirin Reduces Risk of Melanoma in Women
Women who regularly take aspirin have a reduced risk of developing melanoma, according to the results of a study published in Cancer.
Melanoma Tips
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Melanoma Management
Inspiration, Hope & Resources
On Top of the World: Climbing Everest & Beating Cancer Twice Sean Swarner is a master of setting a goal and achieving it. So when he...
Jack & Jill Late Stage Cancer Foundation Jon Albert, founder of the Jack & Jill Late Stage Cancer Foundation shows the...
Moving Bodies, Changing Lives Moving On Aerobics helps women regain joy of movement and physical fitness after...
Melanoma Clinical Trials
VicalLX01-315-02 – A Phase 3 Clinical Trial to Evaluate the Safety and Efficacy of Treatment with 2 mg Intralesional Allovectin-7 Compared to Dacarbazine (DTIC) or Temozolomide (TMZ) in Subjects with Recurrent Metastatic Melanoma
COGE1697 – Phase III Randomized Study of Four Weeks High Dose IFN 2b in Stage T3-T4 or N1 (microscopic) Melanoma
ECOGE1697 – Phase III Randomized Study of Four Weeks High Dose IFN-a2b in Stage T2b No, T3a-bNo, T4a-b No, and T1-2, N1a, 2a (microscopic) Melanoma.
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