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First Evidence That Obesity Gene Is Risk Factor for Melanoma
March 4, 2013 — The gene most strongly linked to obesity and over eating may also increase the risk of malignant melanoma -- the most deadly skin cancer, according to ... > full story -
Cancer Vaccines Self-Sabotage, Channel Immune Attack to Injection Site
March 3, 2013 — Cancer vaccines that attempt to stimulate an immune system assault fail because the killer T cells aimed at tumors instead find the vaccination site a more inviting target, scientists ... > full story -
Tumors Deliberately Create Conditions That Inhibit Body's Best Immune Response
March 1, 2013 — New research reveals that tumors in melanoma patients deliberately create conditions that knock out the body's 'premier' immune defense and instead attract a weaker immune response unable to kill off ... > full story -
New Cancer 'Vaccine' Shows Future Promise in Treating and Preventing Metastatic Cancers
February 27, 2013 — Preclinical, laboratory studies suggest a novel immunotherapy could potentially work like a vaccine against metastatic cancers, according to scientists. Results from a recent study show the therapy ... > full story -
Protein That May Control the Spread of Cancer Discovered
February 26, 2013 — Researchers have uncovered a novel mechanism that may lead to more selective ways to stop cancer cells from spreading. Cancer biologists have identified the role of the protein RSK2 in cancer cell ... > full story -
Taking Omega-3 Supplements May Help Prevent Skin Cancer, New Study Finds
February 26, 2013 — Taking omega-3 fish oils could help to protect against skin cancer, according to new research. Scientists just carried out the first clinical trial to examine the impact of the fish oils on the skin ... > full story -
'NanoVelcro' Device to Grab Single Cancer Cells from Blood: Improvement Enables 'Liquid Biopsies' for Metastatic Melanoma
February 25, 2013 — Researchers have refined a method they previously developed for capturing and analyzing cancer cells that break away from patients' tumors and circulate in the blood. With the improvements to their ... > full story -
Gene Linked to Worse Outcomes for Melanoma
February 19, 2013 — Scientists have identified a gene present in some melanoma which appears to make the tumor cells more resistant to ... > full story -
Nanosensors Support Skin Cancer Therapy
February 14, 2013 — Malignant melanoma is the most aggressive type of skin cancer. In more than 50 percent of affected patients a particular mutation plays an important role. As the life span of the patients carrying ... > full story -
Enzyme Behind Breast Cancer Mutations Identified
February 6, 2013 — Researchers have uncovered a human enzyme responsible for causing DNA mutations found in the majority of breast cancers. The discovery of this enzyme -- called APOBEC3B -- may change the way breast ... > full story
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