Melanoma is one of the more aggressive skin cancers with a high mortality rate once it metastasizes. New breakthroughs in the treatment of melanoma have come from the int [...]

This dissertation showcases three independent studies that address various unknown aspects of a paraneoplastic syndrome called melanoma-associated retinopathy (MAR). Thro [...]

Oregon is top 10 in the United States in melanoma. This project provided education about the three main forms of sun protection and how to identify melanoma to improve he [...]

Mechanisms of immune suppression in peripheral tissues counteract protective immu-nity to prevent immunopathology and are coopted by tumors for immune evasion. Blood and [...]

The current standard for investigating melanoma, solid tumor biopsy, is a costly and inefficient means of extracting information about disease progression through repeat [...]

Cancer treatment has advanced rapidly in the past decade, with checkpoint inhibitors (CPIs) delivering improved outcomes across a variety of malignant indications. Howeve [...]

Despite having the 8th highest rate of melanoma in the country, Oregon currently has no formal statewide, school-based educational curriculum addressing the prevention an [...]