Skin Cancer News

Posted July 14, 2011:

• Early-Stage Melanoma Tumors Contain Clues to Metastatic Potential

Posted July 12, 2011:

• New Understanding of Resistance to Chemotherapy and Cancer Relapse

Posted July 11, 2011:

• Contact Allergies May Trigger Immune System Defences to Ward Off Cancer
• Key Role of microRNAs in Melanoma Metastasis Identified

Posted July 3, 2011:

• Biomarker MIA Shows Presence of Neurofibromas

Posted June 30, 2011:

• Heart Transplant Patients at Risk for Serious Skin Cancers, Study Finds

Posted June 27, 2011:

• Childhood Cancer Survivors Are at High Risk for Multiple Tumors as They Age
• Calcium Plus Vitamin D May Reduce Melanoma Risks in Some Women, Study Finds

Posted June 19, 2011:

• Human Vaccine Used to Cure Prostate Cancer in Mice

Posted June 14, 2011:

• Why Hair Turns Gray: Communication Between Hair Follicles and Melanocyte Stem Cells Key to Mystery

Posted June 8, 2011:

• The Cellular Root of Colorectal Cancers?

Posted June 6, 2011:

• People With Parkinson's Disease May Have Double the Risk for Melanoma
• New Strategy to Attack Tumor-Feeding Blood Vessels

Posted June 5, 2011:

• Genetics of Melanoma Chemoresistance

Posted June 3, 2011:

• Combination Antibody Therapy Shows Promise in Metastatic Melanoma

Posted June 2, 2011:

• Therapeutic Melanoma Vaccine Improves Response Rate, Progression-Free Survival, Study Finds

Posted June 1, 2011:

• Genes That May Help Predict Response to BRAF Inhibitors for Advanced Melanoma Identified

Posted May 23, 2011:

• Shave Biopsy Is a Safe and Acceptable Method for Initial Evaluation of Melanoma, Study Suggests

Posted May 17, 2011:

• Obstructive Sleep Apnea Linked to Cancer Growth in Mice

Posted May 16, 2011:

• Leucine Deprivation Proves Deadly to Malignant Melanoma Cells

Posted May 10, 2011:

• RNA Spurs Melanoma Development; Potential New Diagnostic Marker for Skin Cancer
• Scientists Discover Way to Amp Up Power of Killer T Cells to Fight Melanoma

Posted May 9, 2011:

• Oncolytic Viruses Effectively Target and Kill Pancreatic Cancer Stem Cells, Research Finds

Posted April 27, 2011:

• New Technique Extends Cancer-Fighting Cells' Potency in Melanoma Patients

Posted April 26, 2011:

• Topical Treatment May Prevent Melanoma

Posted April 19, 2011:

• Cell of Origin for Squamous Cell Carcinoma Discovered

Posted April 15, 2011:

• Whole-Exome Sequencing of Skin Cancer Completed: Most Comprehensive View of Melanoma's Genetic Landscape
• Blood Test Could Predict Metastasis Risk in Melanoma, Study Finds

Posted April 6, 2011:

• Novel Association Between Parkinson's Disease and Prostate Cancer

Posted April 5, 2011:

• Modern Targeted Drug Plus Old Malaria Pill Serve a One-Two Punch in Advanced Cancer Patients
• Tracing Cancer Back to Its Source Using Computer Dissection

Posted March 31, 2011:

• US Cancer Death Rates in Decline: Annual Report Focuses on Brain Tumors

Posted March 30, 2011:

• Attacking Bowel Cancer on Two Fronts
• Molecular Disease Model for Melanoma

Posted March 28, 2011:

• Viral Replicase Points to Potential Cancer Therapy

Posted March 23, 2011:

• Zebrafish Model of Human Melanoma Reveals New Cancer Gene
• Two New Targets for Melanoma Therapies
• Arthritis Drug Could Help Beat Melanoma Skin Cancer, Study Finds

Posted March 21, 2011:

• Melanoma Diagnosis in Women Associated With Higher Socioeconomic Status

Posted March 17, 2011:

• Possible Biomarker and Therapeutic Target for Melanoma Discovered

Posted March 3, 2011:

• New Clue to Controlling Skin Regeneration, as Well as Skin Cancer

Posted March 2, 2011:

• Shift Work May Be Associated With Decreased Risk of Skin Cancer

Posted February 28, 2011:

• New Personalized Therapy Causes Cancer Cells to Kill Themselves

Posted February 23, 2011:

• Lasers ID Deadly Skin Cancer Better Than Doctors

Posted February 21, 2011:

• Influence of Skin Cancer on Quality of Life Appears More Substantial for Women

Posted February 20, 2011:

• How Absent Reoviruses Kill Cancer

Posted February 9, 2011:

• Photodynamic Therapy Against Cancer

Posted February 5, 2011:

• Sun-Triggered Protein Drives Skin Cancer, Researchers Find
• Incidence of Skin Cancer Rising at Alarming Rate

Posted January 31, 2011:

• Novel Immune System-Based Gene Therapy Induces Strong Responses in Metastatic Melanoma, Sarcoma

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