National Cancer Institute: "Intraocular (Uveal Melanoma Treatment (PDQ) Patient Version." Ocular Melanoma Foundation: "Basics of OM," "Living with OM." Cleveland Clinic: "Assessing Outcomes for ...

A cancer treatment described as 'the best early Christmas present I could've asked for', has been given FDA and NICE approval ...

Background: Choroidal melanoma is a rare yet aggressive ocular malignancy, accounting for approximately 85% of all ocular melanomas. This study aimed to investigate the association between treatment ...

Following a recent Type D meeting with the FDA, a phase 3 clinical trial design for darovasertib in primary uveal melanoma ...

A new way to deliver cancer medicine directly to the liver may help patients with a rare and aggressive type of eye cancer ...

My sister-in-law is 82 years old and was recently diagnosed with melanoma. She has an appointment for treatment in a couple of weeks. I thought this was a serious and deadly disease. Can a patient ...

Despite treatment advancements, the 5-year mortality rate for uveal melanoma remains ... The tumor was considered to be a large uveal melanoma based on The Collaborative Ocular Melanoma Study ...

Doctors discuss the prevalence, risks and treatments of metastatic melanoma, as Teddi Mellencamp reveals the latest updates in her battle with the deadly disease.

Dr. Jamie Yee, optometrist and owner of Avant-Garde Optometry in Frisco, Texas, stresses that this illusion of convenience ...

American Joint Committee on Cancer classification of posterior uveal melanoma (tumor size category) predicts prognosis in 7731 patients. Ophthalmology.2013;120:2066-2071. 10.1016/j.ophtha.2013.03.012 ...

Unlike the 90% of melanomas caused by UV exposure, the rare ocular, acral and mucosal melanoma subtypes have no known environmental risk factors, making early detection and treatment challenging.

Among patients with ocular melanoma, those with Fitzpatrick skin type I have a higher 10-year incidence of metastasis and death than those with darker skin types. Presenting features and outcomes of ...