Oncology & Cancer
Tips to checking your skin for skin cancer
Skin cancer can pop up anywhere on your skin, including the soles of your feet and even under your fingernails.
Jun 5, 2023
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News tagged with melanoma cells
Genetics
Researchers discover how mutant protein leads to melanoma
Researchers from Harvard's Stem Cell and Regenerative Biology (HSCRB)'s Zon lab have discovered a new mechanism that influences melanoma development, a finding that could have wide implications for patients across a variety ...
Apr 27, 2023
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Oncology & Cancer
Study shows promising results for immunotherapy targeting skin cancer
A new class of immunotherapy shows promising results for fighting the most aggressive form of skin cancer.
Apr 25, 2023
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Oncology & Cancer
MYC inhibition in melanoma: Preclinical promise and the unveiling of a prognostic gene signature
Cutaneous melanoma, the most aggressive form of skin cancer, is the fifth most diagnosed cancer in Europe and one of the most frequent causes of cancer death, with incidence and mortality trends on the rise. While the development ...
Apr 20, 2023
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Oncology & Cancer
Study reveals how diet and probiotics boost melanoma immunotherapy response
In mice with melanoma, probiotic bacteria travel from the gut and establish in tumors, where they directly stimulate immune cells to make cancer immunotherapy more effective, according to a new study led by University of ...
Apr 6, 2023
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Oncology & Cancer
New immunotherapy delivery approach safe and beneficial for some melanoma patients with leptomeningeal disease
A novel approach to administer intrathecal (IT) immunotherapy (directly into the spinal fluid) and intravenous (IV) immunotherapy was safe and improved survival in a subset of patients with leptomeningeal disease (LMD) from ...
Mar 30, 2023
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Oncology & Cancer
How a rogue protein produces 'Dr. Jekyll and Mr. Hyde' cancer cells
Melbourne researchers have discovered how a rogue protein produces "Dr. Jekyll and Mr. Hyde" cancer cells, which could lead to improved treatments for melanoma and other cancers.
Mar 29, 2023
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Medical research
Research autopsies reveal how incurable skin cancer resists treatment
Scientists have determined how some skin cancers stop responding to treatment at the end of life.
Mar 28, 2023
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Oncology & Cancer
Risk for skin cancer higher for adults with atopic dermatitis
Adults with atopic dermatitis (AD) have an increased risk for developing melanoma, basal cell carcinoma (BCC), and squamous cell carcinoma (SCC), with significantly higher risks seen for moderate-to-severe versus mild AD, ...
Mar 28, 2023
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Medical research
Certain exosomes found to inhibit malignant melanoma growth, providing important prognostic marker
Cancer-associated fibroblasts (CAFs) are key factors in the tumor microenvironment, which have been implicated in cancer cell progression. It has also been reported that vesicles called exosomes produced by these CAFs play ...
Mar 28, 2023
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