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| Type | Description | Contributor | Date |
|---|---|---|---|
| Modified link of Web site: National Center for Biotechnology Information - PubMed Central - Current state of melanoma diagnosis and treatment. | Sep 26, 2026 | ||
| Added information on personalized mRNA vaccines, which may help lower the risk of melanoma recurrence. | Aug 19, 2026 | ||
| Add new Web site: Yale Medicine - Melanoma. | Jun 10, 2026 | ||
| Add new Web site: Penn Medicine - Melanoma. | Apr 28, 2026 | ||
| Add new Web site: Frontiers - Frontiers in Molecular Biosciences - Immunotherapy in melanoma: advances, pitfalls, and future perspectives. | Mar 20, 2026 | ||
| Add new Web site: Cancer Cell International - Melanoma biology and treatment: a review of novel regulated cell death-based approaches. | Oct 02, 2025 | ||
| Add new Web site: CellPress - Cancer Cell - Focus on melanoma. | Aug 21, 2025 | ||
| Add new Web site: American Family Physician - Diagnosis and Management of Malignant Melanoma (PDF). | Mar 19, 2025 | ||
| Updated information on the number of new melanoma cases estimated to occur worldwide each year. | Jan 17, 2025 | ||
| Add new Web site: DermNet - Melanoma. | Dec 19, 2024 | ||
| Add new Web site: Harvard Health - Melanoma. | Oct 10, 2023 | ||
| Add new Web site: Better Health Channel - Melanoma. | Aug 18, 2023 | ||
| Add new Web site: National Cancer Institute - Melanoma Treatment. | Jun 22, 2023 | ||
| Add new Web site: Healthline - Everything You Need to Know About Melanoma. | Apr 28, 2023 | ||
| Add new Web site: Cleveland Clinic - Melanoma. | Feb 18, 2023 | ||
| Add new Web site: National Center for Biotechnology Information - PubMed Central - Current state of melanoma diagnosis and treatment. | Dec 20, 2022 | ||
| Add new Web site: Live Science - Melanoma: Symptoms, Treatment and Prevention. | Nov 14, 2022 | ||
| Add new Web site: Mayo Clinic - Melanoma. | Sep 02, 2022 | ||
| Added information on biopsy techniques used for the diagnosis of melanoma. | Apr 01, 2020 | ||
| Add new Web site: National Health Service - Skin Cancer (Melanoma). | Dec 14, 2017 | ||
| Add new Web site: MedlinePlus - Melanoma. | Nov 22, 2017 | ||
| Added information on variants in the gene MCR1 that are associated with hair colour and melanoma risk. | Jul 14, 2016 | ||
| Added video. | Jan 27, 2016 | ||
| Clarified information on the percent of melanomas in humans that are associated with spontaneous mutations in a gene known as BRAF. | Feb 09, 2012 | ||
| Media added. | Mar 03, 2011 | ||
| Updated to include information on the number of annual cases of melanoma that occur globally and on genetic variations associated with the disease. | Apr 22, 2009 | ||
| Added new Web site: How Stuff Works - Healthguide - Melanoma And Other Skin Cancers In Depth. | Sep 02, 2008 | ||
| Added new Web site: How Stuff Works - Healthguide - Melanoma. | Sep 02, 2008 | ||
| Added new Web site: Nemours KidsHealth - For Parents - Melanoma. | Jul 30, 2008 | ||
| Article revised. | Feb 15, 2001 | ||
| Article revised. | Feb 10, 2000 | ||
| Article added to new online database. | Jul 20, 1998 |
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