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Scientists Discover Three New Gene Faults Which Could Increase Melanoma Risk by 30 Percent
October 9, 2011 — Researchers have discovered the first DNA faults linked to melanoma -- the deadliest skin cancer -- that are not related to hair, skin or eye ... > full story -
Invasive Melanoma May Be More Likely in Children Than Adults
October 5, 2011 — A new study of young people with melanoma, a deadly form of skin cancer, has found that some children have a higher risk of invasive disease than ... > full story -
Combination Therapy Beneficial for Head and Neck Skin Carcinomas, Study Suggests
October 4, 2011 — Patients who have high-risk non-melanoma skin carcinomas of the head and neck may benefit from concomitant radiotherapy and chemotherapy, according to a new study. Their study is the first to report ... > full story -
Pale People May Need Vitamin D Supplements
October 3, 2011 — Fair-skinned people who burn quickly in the sun may need to take supplements to ensure they get the right amount of vitamin D, new research ... > full story -
Melanoma: Infusing Chemotherapy Into the Liver Gives Extra Months of Disease-Free Life in Melanoma Patients
September 23, 2011 — Final results from a Phase III trial of a new treatment called percutaneous hepatic perfusion in patients with melanoma of the eye (ocular or uveal melanoma) have demonstrated that it significantly ... > full story -
Blood Pressure Drugs May Lengthen Lives of Melanoma Patients
September 20, 2011 — Beta-blocker drugs, commonly used to treat high blood pressure, may also play a major role in slowing the progression of certain serious cancers, based on a new study. A review of thousands of ... > full story -
Stem Cells, Potential Source of Cancer-Fighting T Cells
September 20, 2011 — Adult stem cells from mice converted to antigen-specific T cells -- the immune cells that fight cancer tumor cells -- show promise in cancer immunotherapy and may lead to a simpler, more efficient ... > full story -
Virus as a Potential Future Cancer Medicine?
September 16, 2011 — Researchers have discovered that the vesicular stomatitis virus plays a previously unknown dual role in the prevention of a number of ... > full story -
Fish Oil Reduces Effectiveness of Chemotherapy
September 12, 2011 — The body produces a substance that renders cancer cells insensitive to treatment with widely used chemotherapies. The same substance is also contained in fish oil capsules that are taken by many ... > full story -
Biological Agents for Rheumatoid Arthritis Associated With Increased Skin Cancer Risk, Review Finds
September 7, 2011 — Biological agents used to treat rheumatoid arthritis seem to be associated with an increased risk of skin cancer, indicates a systematic review of published ... > full story -
Patients' Underlying Health Linked to Worse Outcomes for Melanoma
August 30, 2011 — It's not how old but how frail patients are that can predict how well they will fare after a melanoma diagnosis. In fact, young patients in poor health may have worse outcomes than older patients in ... > full story -
Genetic Link to Mesothelioma Discovered
August 28, 2011 — Scientists have found that individuals who carry a mutation in a gene called BAP1 are susceptible to developing two forms of cancer -- mesothelioma, and melanoma of the eye. Additionally, when these ... > full story
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