While melanoma is much less common than other types of skin cancer, it is the most serious because it is more likely to ...

We think the strategy to find more effective combination therapies in hematology and build a larger oncology and dermatology portfolio is solid, although we're waiting for key data before assuming the ...

The lab of The Wistar Institute's Jessie Villanueva, Ph.D., has identified a new strategy for attacking treatment-resistant ...

A study finds no elevated cancer risk in patients with vitiligo, with lower risks for melanoma, lung, and bladder cancers.

Individuals with vitiligo did not display a significantly increased risk for cancer compared with the general population, according to a study.“Traditionally linked to other autoimmune diseases, ...

Within the baricitinib group, patients experienced a mean Vitiligo Area Scoring Index score change of 44.8% from baseline to week 36. In contrast, the placebo group saw a 9.2% change. The Janus ...

Research has repeatedly shown tanning beds are not safe. Studies have shown that exposure to UV radiation from indoor tanning is associated with an increased risk of melanoma, the deadliest form of ...

The most common type is ocular melanoma, a skin cancer that forms in the middle of the eyeball — and UV exposure, from the sun or sunbeds, is a potential trigger. Other symptoms include sudden changes ...

Kelly Heather, 38, first noticed a small mark on her nail in 2017. Despite being told the disease was unlikely to spread, it ended up in her lymph nodes and her brain.

"This proof-of-concept randomized clinical trial highlighted the efficacy of combining the JAK1/JAK2 inhibitor baricitinib with narrowband UVB in the treatment of adults with active vitiligo," the ...

In the clinical opinion of Lawrence F. Eichenfield, MD, pediatric patients with vitiligo would benefit from improved treatments and management strategies. “There is a tremendous variation in how ...

The success of biologic therapies in psoriasis has catalyzed the development of similar treatments for other chronic inflammatory diseases, including atopic dermatitis, hidradenitis suppurativa, lupus ...