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Patient's Own Infection-Fighting T Cells Put Late-Stage Melanoma Into Long-Term Remission
June 18, 2008 — Researchers describe the first successful use of a human patient's cloned infection-fighting T cells as the sole therapy to put an advanced solid-tumor cancer into long-term ... > full story -
Inherited Melanoma Risk: What You Do Know Does Help You
June 17, 2008 — When people know the results of genetic tests confirming they have inherited an increased risk of developing melanoma, they follow skin cancer screening recommendations more proactively -- much like ... > full story -
Novel Targeted Therapy Reduces Chemoresistance In Mouse Model Of Melanoma
June 11, 2008 — A novel small molecule inhibitor reduced both endogenous and drug-induced resistance to chemotherapy in a mouse model of melanoma. The NF-κB pathway is often active in human cancers and promotes ... > full story -
Cancer Incidence And Mortality In Young People Decreases With Increasing Deprivation
June 9, 2008 — Results of research into the associations between cancer and socio-economic deprivation and affluence have shown that, in contrast to cancers in older people, the numbers of new cases and deaths from ... > full story -
Increased Incidence Of Melanoma Found In Rheumatoid Arthritis Patients Treated With Methotrexate
June 3, 2008 — A chronic, inflammatory disease of unknown origin, rheumatoid arthritis affects about 1 percent of adults worldwide. Marked by joint destruction, RA often leads to disability and diminished quality ... > full story -
Combination Therapy Packs 1-2 Punch Against Melanoma
June 1, 2008 — Disabling a protein frequently found in melanoma tumors may make the cancer more vulnerable to chemotherapy, according to a pilot study led by researchers in the Duke Comprehensive Cancer Center. ... > full story -
New Combination Therapy Safe, Promising For Melanoma Patients
June 1, 2008 — Researchers in the melanoma and skin cancer program at the University of Pittsburgh Cancer Institute combined two biotherapies, high-dose interferon alfa-2b and tremelimumab, and found the ... > full story -
Abnormalities In Gene For Melanoma Found
May 29, 2008 — New research from the Oregon Health & Science University Cancer Institute about mutations in melanoma may bring a wellspring of hope to many patients. Researchers have discovered that there are ... > full story -
Leukemia Stem Cells Identified
May 27, 2008 — Stem cell researchers have identified a type of leukemia stem cell and uncovered the molecular and genetic mechanisms that cause a normal blood stem cells to become cancerous. The discovery may lead ... > full story -
A Loving Partner Can Save Your Skin
May 20, 2008 — Even couples that have been together for years may be embarrassed to let a partner see their less than perfect bodies naked in bright light. That can hamper their willingness to do total body skin ... > full story
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