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Rising Melanoma Rates Among Adolescents, Children Are Subject of New Study
April 8, 2013 — A new study looks at the increase of melanoma, a form of skin cancer, in children and adolescents and what those trends might be telling ... > full story -
Some Melanoma Survivors Still Use Tanning Beds, Skip Sunscreen
April 8, 2013 — Although most survivors of melanoma take precautions to protect their skin from the sun and further occurrences of cancer, new data has revealed that more than a quarter do not use sunscreen when ... > full story -
Intermittent Treatment With Vemurafenib May Prevent Lethal Drug Resistance in Melanoma
April 7, 2013 — Vemurafenib-resistant tumors in patients with melanoma showed reduced growth after cessation of treatment, and in animal models, drug resistance was prevented by intermittent treatment, according to ... > full story -
Shutting Down DNA Construction: How Senescence Halts Growth of Potential Cancers
April 4, 2013 — How does oncogene-induced senescence work? Imagine the cell as a construction site where work continues as long as bricks (nucleotides) are available. When an oncogene is damaged, it is like hiring ... > full story -
New Jersey Prohibits Indoor Tanning for Minors Under 17
April 2, 2013 — New Jersey sent a strong message to young people that indoor tanning salons can be dangerous to their health. New Jersey has passed a law that bans minors under the age of 17 years old from using ... > full story -
Immune-Cell Therapy Could Strengthen Promising Melanoma Treatment
March 22, 2013 — Scientists have used newly developed nanotechnology chips (multidimensional and multiplexed immune monitoring assays) to successfully monitor T cells genetically engineered to attack melanoma. They ... > full story -
Aspirin May Lower Melanoma Risk
March 11, 2013 — A new study has found that women who take aspirin have a reduced risk of developing melanoma -- and that the longer they take it, the lower the risk. The findings suggest that aspirin's ... > full story -
BRAF Inhibitor Treatment Causes Melanoma Cells to Shift How They Produce Energy
March 8, 2013 — BRAF-positive metastatic malignant melanomas develop resistance to treatment with drugs targeting the BRAF/MEK growth pathway through a major change in metabolism, new research shows. The findings ... > full story -
Protein Lost in Tumors Blocks Normal Cells from Being Reprogrammed Into Stem Cells
March 7, 2013 — Researchers have discovered that a particular protein prevents normal cells from being reprogrammed into cells that resemble stem cells, providing new insight into how they may lose their plasticity ... > full story -
Hope for Stopping Melanoma from Spreading
March 5, 2013 — Inhibition of the protein known as adenosine diphosphate ribosylation factor 6 (ARF6) reduces the spread of melanoma to the lungs in mice, according to a new ... > full story
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