It is hypothesized that the COVID-19 pandemic had a major impact on the epidemiology of
malignant melanoma owing to diminished screening, diagnostic, and treatment capacities …

Background and objectives Spain is in a situation of indefinite lockdown due to the ongoing
coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19) pandemic. One of the consequences of this lockdown …

Pembrolizumab, a humanized monoclonal antibody against programmed death 1 (PD‐1),
has a manageable safety profile and robust clinical activity against advanced malignancies …

Background The COVID‐19 pandemic reduced the number of skin cancer diagnoses,
potentially causing a progression to unfavourable tumour stages. Objectives To identify the …

Some recent studies have shown an association between sleep disordered breathing (SDB)
and cancer mortality and incidence but no study has focused on a specific type of cancer …

Importance The COVID-19 pandemic resulted in delayed access to medical care.
Restrictions to health care specialists, staff shortages, and fear of SARS-CoV-2 infection led …

The article discusses a study where primary melanomas were screened from 339 patients,
126 fast-growing with a growth rate 0.5 mm/month or more and 213 slow-growing tumors …

Importance The main high-penetrance melanoma susceptibility gene isCDKN2A, encoding
p16INK4A and p14ARF. The geneMITFvariant p. E318K also predisposes to melanoma and …

Importance The lymphatic and the hematogenous pathways have been proposed for
disease progression in cutaneous melanoma, but association with recurrence has not been …

Skin malignant melanoma (MM) is one of the most frequent and aggressive neoplasia
worldwide. Its associated high mortality rates are mostly due to its metastases, while …