Advances in Skin Cancer Research: Nanovaccines, Immunotherapy, and More

May is Skin Cancer Awareness Month. An important piece of information to remember is that the most common skin cancers, squamous cell carcinoma (SCC) and basal cell carcinoma (BCC), generally have high survival rates. The five-year survival rate for SCC is 99 percent when detected early, while BCC has a 100 percent survival for cases that have not metastasized or spread to other sites.

The least common skin cancer is melanoma. Despite being less prevalent than SCC and BCC, this malignant disease is accountable for most skin cancer deaths, as melanoma is aggressive and quickly spreads to other …read more