Keith T. Flaherty | Apr 1, 2011 | 10 min read
By Keith T. Flaherty Taking Aim at Melanoma Understanding oncogenesis at the molecular level offers the prospect of tailoring treatments much more precisely for patients with advanced cases of this deadliest of skin cancers. Pep Karsten / fstop / Corbis They’re lawyers and receptionists, philanthropists and film editors. Some are retired, some just starting families. What they have in common is metastatic melanoma, a cancer that will likely claim their