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Development Of A Blood Test For The Detection Of Cutaneous Malignant Melanoma, Rebecca Slattery
Development Of A Blood Test For The Detection Of Cutaneous Malignant Melanoma, Rebecca Slattery
Theses : Honours
Cutaneous Malignant Melanoma is a highly aggressive form of skin cancer that has a tendency to metastasise. In its early stages, the 5-year survival rate of patients is greater than 90% following surgical excision of an in situ tumour. However, following metastasis of the tumour, the 5-year survival rate declines to 5-35%. Due to the correlation between metastasis and declining survival, studies have attempted to identify potential metastasis as early as possible. Molecular markers of melanoma cells in the peripheral blood of CMM patients have been investigated, as the invasion of tumour cells into the blood is one of the …