Researchers at Fox Chase Cancer Center recently conducted a study analyzing the impact of sun exposure and tanning patterns on gene mutations in patients with advanced melanoma. “Using our data, we wanted to look at whether there was any difference in patients who had blistering sunburns or exposure to tanning salons and compare that to the molecular profile of their melanoma,” said Jeffrey M. Farma, MD, FACS, one of the study’s authors and surgical director of the Melanoma and Skin Cancer Pr...