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Parents' Skin Cancer Concern Doesn't Keep Kids Inside
September 6, 2012 Does parents' increasing skin cancer awareness make indoor, obese kids? Nope. A new study shows that skin cancer concern doesn't affect kids' time ... > full story -
Atypical Skin Mole May Provide Means to Test for New Cancer Syndrome
September 6, 2012 Researchers have discovered germline BAP1 mutations are associated with a novel cancer syndrome characterized by malignant mesothelioma, uveal melanoma, cutaneous melanoma and atypical melanocytic ... > full story -
Rate of Women With Pregnancy-Associated Cancer on the Rise, Study Suggests
September 4, 2012 The rate of pregnancy-associated cancer is increasing and is only partially explained by the rise in older mothers, suggests new ... > full story -
Study Examines Association Between Parkinson Disease, Cancer
September 3, 2012 A study that used a Utah genealogic database and a statewide cancer registry to examine the relationship between Parkinson disease and cancer suggests an increased risk of prostate cancer and ... > full story -
A Promising Start for New Anticancer Drug
September 3, 2012 Spanish researchers have developed on a nanometric scale a new drug that combines photothermia and chemotherapy to help fight ... > full story -
Study of Tribe Could Help Find East Asian Skin Color Genes
August 28, 2012 Genetic investigation of a Malaysian tribe may tell scientists why East Asians have light skin but lower skin cancer rates than Europeans, according to a team of international researchers. ... > full story -
Human Melanoma Stem Cells Identified
August 23, 2012 Cancer stem cells are defined by three abilities: differentiation, self-renewal and their ability to seed a tumor. These stem cells resist chemotherapy and many researchers posit their role in ... > full story -
Melanoma Expert Reviews Unique Adverse Events With Newly Approved Drug
August 22, 2012 A new review article describes immune-related adverse events for patients receiving either tremelimumab or ipilimumab, the latter a drug approved last year by the US Food and Drug Administration for ... > full story -
Study Reveals New Molecular Target for Melanoma Treatment
August 17, 2012 A laboratory study demonstrates how a new targeted drug, Elesclomol, blocks oxidative phosphorylation, which appears to play essential role in melanoma that has not been well understood. Elesclomol ... > full story -
Potential New Treatment Target Identified for Melanoma Skin Cancer
August 15, 2012 New research has identified a potential new target for the treatment of melanoma, the deadliest of all skin cancers. Scientists have discovered a new channel-forming protein called Pannexin (Panx1) ... > full story
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