Mohsen Ibrahim

Apr 25, 2023 | mdpi.com | Elisa Meacci |Dania Nachira |Maria Teresa Congedo |Mohsen Ibrahim

1. IntroductionMalignant melanoma (MM) represents the most aggressive form of skin cancer. It is responsible for 0.6% of deaths owing to cancers of all sites and 65% of deaths for skin cancers [1]. According to 2020 statistics, the number of new MM cases in the United States was 100,350 with 6850 deaths, and the proportion is expected to steadily increase because of the accumulated high levels of exposure to ultraviolet light of the ageing population [2].