Medical research

The body's own surveillance system against cancer

(Medical Xpress) -- Liver cell carcinoma is one of the most abundant malign cancer diseases worldwide. In the majority of cases its emergence is triggered by cirrhosis of the liver which is caused by chronic Hepatitis B or ...

Oncology & Cancer

New skin cancer drug approved by FDA

(HealthDay)—A new drug to treat the most common form of skin cancer has been approved by the U.S. Food and Drug Administration.

Surgery

Vermilionectomy has good long-term outcome for lip lesions

(HealthDay)—Vermilionectomy is effective for treatment of actinic cheilitis (AC) and squamous cell carcinoma (SCC) of the lower lip, according to a research letter published online Dec. 14 in JAMA Facial Plastic Surgery.

Oncology & Cancer

Collagen's role in skin cancer

Type VII collagen is an important protein that helps hold the skin together. Patients with a severe skin condition known as recessive dystrophic epidermolysis bullosa (RDEB) have genetic mutations that lead to reductions ...

Oncology & Cancer

Skin cancer app fails to identify rare, aggressive cancers

(HealthDay)—A direct-to-consumer machine learning model for detecting skin cancers may not adequately recognize rare, but aggressive, skin cancers, according to a study presented at the annual meeting of the European Academy ...

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