Cancer Mystery Solved: Scientists Discover How Melanoma Becomes “Immortal”

Researchers found that many melanoma tumors may pair mutations in TERT and the ACD promoter to maintain telomeres.

This telomere-boosting strategy helps cancer cells evade senescence and keep dividing far beyond normal limits.

The findings help explain why melanoma can sustain unusually long telomeres and grow aggressively.

The study points to telomere maintenance as a potential therapeutic target in melanoma.