Portland Medical device makers close in on FDA approval for skin cancer detection tool


It can take weeks or even months to get a suspicious-looking mole, one that may or may not be cancerous, checked out by a dermatology provider.

If melanoma is caught early, the survival rate is 98%. If not, it can drop as low as 23%, according to the Melanoma Research Alliance.

If only there were a way to triage the most concerning skin lesions and get those patients into a doctor’s office quicker, before serious problems occur.

Two Portland dermatologists, who also happen to be a married couple,…

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