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New Report Estimates Nearly 18 Million Cancer Survivors in the US by 2022
June 14, 2012 — The number of Americans with a history of cancer will grow to almost 18 million by 2022, according to a first-ever report by the American Cancer Society and the National Cancer ... > full story -
Success With New Immune Approach to Fighting Some Cancers
June 13, 2012 — Scientists have found that 20 to 25 percent of "heavily pre-treated" patients with a variety of cancers who enrolled in a clinical trial had "objective and durable" responses to a treatment with ... > full story -
Gene Inactivation Drives Spread of Melanoma
June 11, 2012 — Scientists have demonstrated that inactivating a gene called LKB1 (or STK11) causes non-aggressive melanoma cells to become highly metastatic when tested in a variety of models using tumors from ... > full story -
New Skin Patch Treatment Kills Most Common Form of Skin Cancer
June 11, 2012 — A customized patch treatment for basal cell carcinoma completely destroys facial tumors without surgery or major radiation therapy in 80 percent of patients studied, say ... > full story -
Advanced Basal Cell Carcinoma Drug Developed
June 7, 2012 — Targeted therapy for basal cell carcinoma is new paragigm in cancer treatment, given that the drug, Erivedge, can shrink tumor by targeting a pathway that fuels cancer ... > full story -
Cancer Therapy That Boosts Immune System Ready for Wider Testing
June 2, 2012 — Scientists are testing experimental drugs aimed at restoring the immune system’s ability to spot and attack cancer, have shown promising early results in patients with advanced non-small cell ... > full story -
Commonly Used Painkillers May Protect Against Skin Cancer
May 29, 2012 — A new study suggests that aspirin and other similar painkillers may help protect against skin cancer. New findings indicate that skin cancer prevention may be added to the benefits of these commonly ... > full story -
Phase I Clinical Trial Shows Drug Shrinks Melanoma Brain Metastases
May 17, 2012 — An experimental drug targeting a common mutation in melanoma successfully shrank tumors that spread to the brain in nine out of 10 patients in part of an international phase I clinical trial ... > full story -
Sunscreens Remain Safe, Effective Form of Sun Protection, Experts Say
May 15, 2012 — The American Academy of Dermatology today reiterated the safety and effectiveness of sunscreens to protect against the damaging effects from exposure to ultraviolet (UV) radiation. As one component ... > full story -
Genetic Test Identifies Eye Cancer Tumors Likely to Spread
May 14, 2012 — Researchers have developed a genetic test that can accurately predict whether the most common form of eye cancer will spread to other parts of the body, particularly the liver. The test successfully ... > full story
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