Merkel cell carcinoma is a very rare type of skin cancer, but may be dangerous and spread to other parts of the body. It’s often characterized by a pink, red, or purple lump commonly found on the face ...

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Melanoma — it’s a type of aggressive skin cancer that is the fifth most deadly cancer. Surgery, immunotherapy and chemo are the typical treatments. But now, the FDA has approved a groundbreaking new ...

An estimated 1 in 5 people will develop skin cancer during their lifetime, and of all skin cancers, melanoma is the most dangerous. More than 100,000 Americans were diagnosed with melanoma last year.

The work appears in JAMA Network Open. It is already known that tumor-infiltrating lymphocytes (TILs) are an important biomarker in several cancers, including malignant melanoma (skin cancer).