It's the cancer-fighting immune cells in a Merkel cell carcinoma patient's blood — not their tumor — that best predicts whether a certain type of immunotherapy will work, according to new work from ...

Much like how a shot of espresso might re-energize you to get through the day, cancer immunotherapies have been developed to re-energize anti-tumor immune responses to help clear cancerous cells. When ...

A common pinworm medication may stop and reverse cancer growth in Merkel cell carcinoma, an aggressive form of skin cancer, according to research led by University of Arizona Cancer Center researchers ...

Merkel cell carcinoma made headlines with the death of Jimmy Buffett. It’s rare and dangerous, and cases are becoming more common. Merkel cell carcinoma (MCC) is a rare form of skin cancer, but its ...

Transduction is the changing of one form of energy into another, such as a spoken voice changed into radio waves by a cellphone. Ten years ago, three research teams published a breakthrough—the first ...

In a prospective study of patients with stages I-III Merkel cell carcinoma (MCC), seropositivity for rising polyomavirus oncoprotein antibody titers conferred a 58% risk for recurrence at 12 months, ...

Merkel cell carcinoma is a rare but highly aggressive form of skin cancer known for its rapid growth and tendency to metastasize. Despite the promise of immune checkpoint blockade therapy, which can ...

Merkel cell carcinoma (MCC) is a rare and aggressive type of skin cancer that develops from Merkel cells, specialised neuroendocrine cells found in ...

I recently heard about a type of skin cancer called Merkel cell carcinoma. I'm not familiar with this condition. Can you explain what it is? Do I need to do anything different to protect myself?

Merkel cell polyomavirus (MCPyV) and ambient ultraviolet radiation (UVR) exposure account for most Merkel cell carcinoma (MCC) cases in the United States. Researchers evaluated 38,020 MCC cases (38% ...

Mohs micrographic surgery offered better survival outcomes for patients with early-stage Merkel cell carcinoma, compared with wide local excision. Using Mohs micrographic surgery (MMS) significantly ...