| Israeli scientists take leap toward understanding why skin cancer spreads

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A research team headed by Dr. Assaf Zaritsky of Ben-Gurion University of the Negev has determined some of the characteristics of melanoma cells that are likely to metastasize to other parts of the body, a first and important step in developing novel treatments and eventually a cure.

Melanomas are a form of aggressive skin cancer.