Researchers at Kaunas University of Technology (KTU) are contributing to the development of a non-invasive melanoma treatment, using light and special dyes. Although medicine and light may not ...

Risk factors for melanoma People with light skin, especially if they get freckles or sunburns easily, are at higher risk for melanoma. But everyone, regardless of skin color, is can develop this ...

However, challenges remain. An excess of melanin in melanoma tissues can interfere with the interaction between light and photosensitizers. "Melanin absorbs ultraviolet and blue light, which can ...

Curtin and co-workers report that there are a number of genetically different types of melanoma, each of which has differing degrees of susceptibility to UV light. The authors state that their ...

While melanoma is a serious form of skin cancer, you can reduce your risk. Exposure to ultraviolet (UV) light is considered the leading cause of melanoma. UV light comes from the sun and tanning ...

Nine presenter Peter Overton has opened up on his melanoma diagnosis and shared his “huge regret” about not being sun-smart, issuing a warning to Australians who like to tan.