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Yervoy

Yervoy is used to treat adults with advanced melanoma after they have tried other melanoma treatment.

New cancer drug combination halts disease extends life in advanced melanoma pat…

A world-first study in today’s New England Journal of Medicine heralds the efficacy of a targeted combination drug therapy after reporting major […]

Coming into the summer months, it is a good idea to have your skin checked for any suspicious lesions that may lead to skin cancer. Ideally you should have any new lumps or spots looked at as soon as they appear.

Skin Biopsy

A skin biopsy is a very small sample of skin that is removed by a doctor so that it can be examined in a lab to determine what cells it is made up of.

Skin colour

Human skin colour tone information about skin pigment melanin in white and dark skin.

Alkeran

Alkeran (melphalan) belongs to a group of medicines called cytotoxics. It is used to treat some types of cancer and certain blood disorders.

D.T.I.C

Generic Name: Dacarbazine Product Name: D.T.I.C Indication Darcarbazine is used in the treatment of the following tumours: Metastatic malignant melanoma […]