Friday, March 25, 2011

FDA Approves New Melanoma Treatment

Yervoy, a drug found to prolong the lives of melanoma patients, is approved by the FDA.

"There were about 68,000 new cases of melanoma in the United States last year and 8,700 deaths, according to the American Cancer Society. The number of cases has been rising, probably because of sun exposure without proper protection at a younger age."