Novel Epigenetic Markers Of Melanoma May Herald New Treatments For Patients
Monday, June 29, 2009 - 21:21
in Health & Medicine
Melanoma is the most serious form of skin cancer, diagnosed in more than 50,000 new patients in the United States annually. As incidences continue to rise, the race is on to find the genetic and cellular changes driving melanoma, and to devise new means of detection and treatment. In new a study, scientists have found new epigenetic markers that will help develop more effective treatment strategies to fight this disease.