A pill developed to combat a type of skin cancer called melanoma manages to treat the condition, but boosts patients' risks of developing secondary, different types of skin cancer. The substance is called vemurafenib, and is sold under the brand name Zelboraf.
When oncologists recommend this therapy to their pa... |
19 January 2012
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Investigators from the University of Wisconsin School of Medicine and Public Health announced at the 10th AACR International Conference on Frontiers in Cancer Prevention Research that a drug commonly used to treat African sleeping disease is also effective against skin cancer. The compound is called α-difluorom... |
24 October 2011
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Thus far, experts were able to establish that the development of the deadliest form of skin cancer, called melanoma, is favored by five pigmentation genes and three 'mole formation' gene. In a new study, experts find three more mutations involved in this process.
The research is the first to evidence gen... |
10 October 2011
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According to a new study conducted by researchers at the University of Leeds, in the United Kingdom, it could be that people with fair skin and pale complexions may not be receiving the appropriate amounts of vitamin D. These deficiencies could be mitigated for with vitamin supplements.
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4 October 2011
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A group of scientists in the United States has recently learned that the progression of certain types of cancer can be significantly slowed down if the patients are also administered beta-blocker drugs. These chemicals are usually prescribed to treat high blood pressure.
The correlation the new study provides is v... |
27 September 2011
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Health Discovery Corporation, a molecular diagnostics company that uses patent protected advanced mathematical techniques for personalized medicine, has introduced an iPhone application that can potentially save your life. MelApp is downloadable from the Healthcare & Fitness category in the Apple App Store. What it ... |
6 July 2011
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A professor of astronomy at the University of Wisconsin-Madison (UWM) says that an imaging technique generally used to parse light coming from outer space could be used to detect incipient melanoma, before the skin cancer can develop further. Catching melanoma early on is the safest bet for surviving this condition, ... |
28 April 2011
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A large portion of people who lose their lives after developing melanoma do so because of metastasis, which is the generalized spread of cancer to all major organs. Yale University investigators have recently found a new biomarker that can predict which melanoma patients are at risk of metastasis.Monitoring melanoma ... |
15 April 2011
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It could very well be that people who suffer from Parkinson's disease (PD) are also at an increased risk of developing prostate cancer and melanoma, say researchers from the University of Utah.In a new study, they found out that a connection definitely exists between the two. PD apparently boosts cancer risk, an... |
8 April 2011
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British Columbia Cancer Agency (BCCA) scientists developed a new handheld device, licensed to Verisante Technology, that provides instant data about the molecular structure of moles, telling dermatologists whether a biopsy is necessary or not.
Melanoma is the most deadly form of skin cancer, and the only ones that... |
31 January 2011
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In a new scientific study conducted on a type of topical skin cream readily available in stores right now, researchers at the Saint Louis University have discovered that Imiquimod is very capable of actively combating the spread of skin cancer, and regular applications may also keep it in check. The find may be of ma... |
29 April 2009
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A new innovative technique to treat cancer, devised by Harvard researcher David Mooney, uses micro-implants to summon a highly-effective response from immune system cells, basically turning the entire body on the tumors. In mouse models, the procedure registered a 90 percent success rate, which is very good, and whic... |
12 January 2009
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It would seem that despite their huge popularity, this summer the ever-present flip-flop shoes are under heavy attack. Researchers have already warned us that walking in flip-flops can cause us to strike our toes against... well, virtually anything in our path, and that the strain of keeping these wobbly shoes on our... |
12 June 2008
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A new study conducted at DeCODE Genetics in Iceland and at the Queensland Institute of Medical Research, Australia reveals that skin pigmentation and hair color may not have such an important role in getting skin cancer after sitting in the Sun, not as much as a newly found gene that could be used to predict which pe... |
19 May 2008
10:07 GMT |
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