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New Class of Drug Targets Skin Cancer
May 7, 2013 A new class of drug targeting skin cancer's genetic material has been successfully tested in humans for the first time, opening the way to new treatments for a range of conditions from skin cancers ... > full story -
Novel Mechanism by Which UVA Contributes to Photoaging of Skin
April 25, 2013 A study provides new evidence that longwave ultraviolet light induces a protein that could result in premature skin aging. The findings demonstrate that aspects of photoaging, the process of skin ... > full story -
Reviving a Foe of Cancer
April 25, 2013 Cancer cells are a problem for the body because they multiply recklessly, refuse to die and blithely metastasize to set up shop in places where they don’t belong. One protein that keeps healthy ... > full story -
Researchers Observe an Increased Risk of Cancer in People With History of Non-Melanoma Skin Cancer
April 23, 2013 Researchers found that people with a history of non-melanoma skin cancer had a modestly increased risk of getting cancer in the future, specifically breast and lung cancer in women and melanoma in ... > full story -
Virus Kills Melanoma in Animal Model, Spares Normal Cells
April 23, 2013 Researchers have demonstrated that vesicular stomatitis virus is highly competent at finding, infecting, and killing human melanoma cells, both in vitro and in animal models, while having little ... > full story -
CT and Serum LDH Shows Promise as Survival Predictor for Some Metastatic Melanoma Patients
April 17, 2013 Combining CT imaging findings with baseline serum lactate dehydrogenase levels is showing promise as a way to predict survival in patients with metastatic melanoma being treated with anti-angiogenic ... > full story -
Cancer Metastasis: When a KISS (1) Goes Bad
April 16, 2013 KISS 1 is a metastasis-suppressor gene which helps to prevent the spread of cancers, including melanoma, pancreatic and ovarian cancers to name a few. But new research shows that kisspeptins -- ... > full story -
Transcription Factors Regulating Blood Oxygen Linked to Melanoma Metastases
April 16, 2013 Researchers have discovered that transcription factors regulating the levels of oxygen in the blood also play a role in the spread of the skin cancer ... > full story -
Lower Education Linked to Premature Death from Malignant Melanoma
April 16, 2013 There are socioeconomic differences in Sweden in survival amongst people with malignant skin melanoma, according to a new study. Melanoma patients with a lower educational background are much more ... > full story -
Naturally-Occurring Substance Proves Effective Against Deadly Skin Cancer in Test Tube and Mice Studies
April 10, 2013 For the first time, scientists have demonstrated the mechanism of action of gossypin, a naturally-occurring substance found in fruits and vegetables, as a treatment for melanoma, which causes the ... > full story
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