melanoma

Dawn’s journey: Overcoming a near-zero survival rate

The story of how Dawn Botsford conquered melanoma with the support of her family, her Mayo Clinic care team and a clinical trial.

Dear Mayo Clinic: Bleeding moles and skin checks

Dermatologist Dr. Jason Sluzevich discusses the importance of skin checks and talking to your health care provider if you notice changes in your moles.

Mayo Clinic researchers load CAR-T cells with oncolytic virus to treat solid cancer tumors

Researchers used a new immunotherapy technique that combines chimeric antigen receptor-T cell therapy, or CAR-T cell therapy, with a cancer-killing virus to more effectively target and treat solid cancer tumors in mouse models.

Mayo study validates melanoma test to help some patients avoid surgical biopsy

Researchers validated a diagnostic test for melanoma that combines genetic information from a skin biopsy with other characteristics to show whether patients are at risk of their cancer spreading.

Knowing your risk for skin cancer may limit unhealthy behaviors

Findings from a recent Mayo Clinic study suggest that knowledge of skin cancer risk could influence risky behavior, such as tanning bed use.

Meet the investigator: Roxana S. Dronca, M.D.

Roxana S. Dronca, M.D., a hematologist and an oncologist at Mayo Clinic in Jacksonville, Florida, discusses her research on tumor immunology, malignant melanoma and genitourinary malignancies.