human melanoma cells Archives

More evidence that melanoma does not conform to the cancer stem cell model

ANN ARBOR, Mich—University of Michigan researchers have determined that most types of melanoma cells can form malignant tumors, providing new evidence that the deadliest form of skin cancer does not conform to the increasingly popular cancer st…

Melanoma uses body’s immune system to spread to lungs

The way melanoma cells use the immune system to spread and develop into lung tumors may lead to a therapy to decrease development of these tumors, according to Penn State researchers.
“Melanoma is the most aggressive and metastatic form of skin ca…