What's Hot in PD? Time for the Parkinson’s Disease Patients to Break Out the Suntan Lotion: Increased Risk of Melanoma in Parkinson’s Disease

There is a growing body of evidence supporting the notion that melanoma may have a greater risk of occurring in the setting of Parkinson’s disease. The latest study was presented at the American Academy of Neurology’s 61st Annual meeting in Seattle, WA. A cohort of nearly 160,000 patients were followed carefully, and of those patients, 616 developed Parkinson’s disease. A family history of melanoma roughly doubled the risk of developing Parkinson’s. Melanoma has additionally been shown to be more common in Parkinson’s disease patients.