Category Archives: Cancer: Skin
Sunscreen ingredient zinc oxide may increase skin cancer risk
Newswise — ROLLA, Mo. – As vacationers prepare to spend time outdoors this summer, many of them will pack plenty of sunscreen in hopes it will protect their bodies from overexposure, and possibly from skin cancer. But researchers at Missouri … Continue reading
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Serious skin condition risks may be indicated by eye color
Eye color may be an indicator of whether a person is high-risk for certain serious skin conditions. A study, led by the University of Colorado School of Medicine, shows people with blue eyes are less likely to have vitiligo. It … Continue reading
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Melanoma secondary tumor risk studied
Melanoma patients who are treated with new oral drugs inhibiting the BRAF gene are at increased risk for developing secondary skin cancers. A new study co-authored by Vanderbilt-Ingram Cancer Center investigators and researchers from 12 other cancer centers discovered clues … Continue reading
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Melanoma patient survival doubled with new drug vemurafenib, known commercially as Zelboraf
Investigators from Vanderbilt-Ingram Cancer Center (VICC) and 12 other centers in the United States and Australia have found that a new drug for patients with metastatic melanoma nearly doubled median overall survival. More than half of patients who were treated … Continue reading
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Actinic keratosis drug Picato, ingenol mebutate, gets FDA approval
PARSIPPANY, N.J., Jan. 25, 2012 /PRNewswire/ — LEO Pharma announced today that the U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) approved Picato® (ingenol mebutate) gel (0.015%, 0.05%) for the topical treatment of actinic keratosis (AK). AK is a precancerous condition caused … Continue reading
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Melanoma drug accelerates secondary skin cancers: UCLA explains why
Patients with metastatic melanoma taking the recently approved drug vemurafenib (Zelboraf®) responded well to the twice daily pill, but some of them developed a different, secondary skin cancer. Now, researchers at UCLA’s Jonsson Comprehensive Cancer Center, working with investigators from … Continue reading
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Cancer diagnostic test that may extend survival is cost effective: J Natl Cancer Inst
REDWOOD CITY, Calif.–(BUSINESS WIRE)–Pathwork Diagnostics, Inc., a pioneer in creating genomics-based diagnostics in oncology utilizing their proprietary informatics platform, announced today that results from a study involving its Pathwork® Tissue of Origin Test will be presented this week at the … Continue reading
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Device that measures melanoma using photoacoustics, or laser-induced ultrasound, will soon be available to scientists
COLUMBIA, Mo. – Early detection of melanoma, the most aggressive skin cancer, is critical because melanoma will spread rapidly throughout the body. Now, University of Missouri researchers are one step closer to melanoma cancer detection at the cellular level, long … Continue reading
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Cancer detection at inception goal of new grant
Newswise — A team of cancer imaging experts at Johns Hopkins has embarked on a five-year research initiative to speed development of early diagnostic tests and new treatments for breast, prostate and other common cancers. Using advanced imaging tools developed … Continue reading
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Skin cancer amputation may not be necessary any longer
Patients diagnosed with metastatic melanoma on a limb have traditionally had limited options for fighting the often deadly form of skin cancer. Surgery is often impossible or would require large portions of tissue be removed – even the entire arm … Continue reading
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Lower antioxidant level might explain higher skin-cancer rate in males
COLUMBUS, Ohio – Men are three times more likely than women to develop a common form of skin cancer but medical science doesn’t know why. A new study may provide part of the answer. Researchers at The Ohio State University … Continue reading
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Cancer screening reform needed: Journal of the National Cancer Institute
Since the National Cancer Institute developed the first guidelines on mammography screening over thirty years ago, advocacy and professional groups have developed guidelines focused on who should be screened, instead of communicating clearly the risks and benefits of screening, according … Continue reading
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Why IBD patients face increased skin cancer risk: American Gastroenterological Association
Certain patients with inflammatory bowel disease (IBD) may have an increased risk of skin cancer, which is intensified by the use of immunosuppressant medications , according to two new studies in Gastroenterology, the official journal of the American Gastroenterological Association. … Continue reading
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Radon, skin cancer link suggested in new study
A new study published this week suggests that a link may exist between radon exposure and non-melanoma skin cancer. Researchers from the European Centre for Environment & Human Health (part of the Peninsula College of Medicine & Dentistry) have detected … Continue reading
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Is that a mole or are you just happy to see me? Using Viagra to combat malignant melanoma
At first it sounds like good news: The body’s own immune system gets active in almost every cancer – however, not necessarily for the benefit of the patient. “We distinguish between two different types of immune response,” says Professor Dr. … Continue reading
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