Save
Email
Print
Share
RSSBrowse News Stories
31 to 40 of 721 stories
view headlines only
-
MicroRNA Molecule May Serve as Biomarker, Target for Brain Metastases in Breast Cancer Patients
February 5, 2013 — Researchers have identified two molecules that could potentially serve as biomarkers in predicting brain metastases in patients with breast ... > full story -
Can Cancer Be Turned Against Itself?
February 4, 2013 — Medical researchers have found that a family of proteins associated with melanoma can alert the human immune system to the presence of cancer cells. This may lead to a new therapy to augment the ... > full story -
Silibinin, Found in Milk Thistle, Protects Against UV-Induced Skin Cancer
January 30, 2013 — Milk thistle extract, silibinin, kills skin cells mutated by UVA radiation and protects against damage by UVB radiation -- thus protecting against UV-induced skin cancer and photo-aging, according to ... > full story -
Two-Fold Higher Incidence of Non-Melanoma Skin Cancers for HIV Patients
January 29, 2013 — HIV-positive patients have a higher incidence of non-melanoma skin cancers, according to a new study. Specifically, basal cell and squamous cell carcinomas occur more than twice as often among ... > full story -
Gene Mutation Immortalizes Malignant Melanoma
January 25, 2013 — Scientists have discovered a previously unknown genetic cause of malignant melanoma: A gene mutation that leads to overactive telomerase, the so-called 'immortality ... > full story -
New Mutations Discovered Driving Malignant Melanoma
January 24, 2013 — Two new mutations that collectively occur in 71 percent of malignant melanoma tumors have been discovered in what scientists call the "dark matter" of the cancer genome, where cancer-related ... > full story -
Gene in Eye Melanomas Linked to Good Prognosis
January 16, 2013 — Melanomas that develop in the eye often are fatal. Now, scientists report they have identified a mutated gene in melanoma tumors of the eye that appears to predict a good ... > full story -
Drug-Resistant Melanoma Tumors Shrink When Therapy Is Interrupted
January 9, 2013 — Researchers have discovered that melanomas that develop resistance to the anti-cancer drug vemurafenib (marketed as Zelboraf), also develop addiction to the drug, an observation that may have ... > full story -
Concerns Raised Over the Effectiveness of a Costly and Invasive Procedure for Melanoma
January 8, 2013 — A special report finds that thousands of melanoma patients around the world are undergoing an expensive and invasive procedure called sentinel node biopsy, despite a lack of clear evidence and ... > full story -
HPV-Associated Cancer Incidence Rates Point to Needed Efforts to Increase HPV Vaccination Coverage
January 7, 2013 — Despite the decline in cancer death rates in the US, there is an increase in incidence rates for cancers associated with human papillomavirus (HPV) infection and more efforts are needed to increase ... > full story
Search ScienceDaily
Number of stories in archives: 137,088
more 
