Oncology & Cancer
Study examines potential link between partner bereavement and skin cancer
Psychological stress has been proposed as a risk factor for melanoma, but clinical evidence is limited.
Mar 4, 2020
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Oncology & Cancer
Bereaved individuals may face higher risk of dying from melanoma
Individuals who experience the loss of a partner are less likely to be diagnosed with melanoma but face an increased risk of dying from the disease, according to research published in the British Journal of Dermatology.
Mar 4, 2020
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Oncology & Cancer
Study reveals potential new treatment for patients with metastatic melanoma
Researchers at the University of Cincinnati have uncovered a potentially more beneficial treatment regimen for patients with metastatic melanoma.
Feb 26, 2020
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Oncology & Cancer
Study identifies states with highest rates of melanoma due to ultraviolet radiation
A new study finds a wide state-by-state variation in rates of melanoma caused by ultraviolet (UV) exposure with highest rates in several states on the East and West Coast including Hawaii, but also a few landlocked states, ...
Feb 17, 2020
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Oncology & Cancer
Prebiotics help mice fight melanoma by activating anti-tumor immunity
Scientists at Sanford Burnham Prebys Medical Discovery Institute have shown that two prebiotics, mucin and inulin, slowed the growth of melanoma in mice by boosting the immune system's ability to fight cancer. In contrast ...
Feb 11, 2020
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Oncology & Cancer
International study opens up new ways to stop the metastasis of melanoma
Research staff of the University of Valencia, the Health Research Institute INCLIVA and the Clinical Hospital of Valencia have participated in a study that opens up new opportunities and ways of studying the development of ...
Feb 10, 2020
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Oncology & Cancer
Research uncovers new path for melanoma detection and treatment
A new way to spot melanoma cells circulating in the blood has the potential to significantly improve the monitoring of cancer patients and guide future treatment.
Feb 10, 2020
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Oncology & Cancer
Melanoma risk in young Australians goes beyond the burn
Australians with melanoma detected before they turn 40 are more likely to have the cancer on non-sun damaged parts of the body compared to people diagnosed when older.
Feb 6, 2020
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Oncology & Cancer
Shift in treatment modalities associated with improved outcomes in uveal melanoma patients with live
Uveal melanoma—a cancer found in the eye—is rare, comprising less than 5% of all melanomas. Despite successful treatment of the primary tumor in the eye, up to 50% of patients will develop systemic spread (metastasis), ...
Feb 3, 2020
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Oncology & Cancer
Study demonstrates liquid biopsy as effective predictor of stage III melanoma relapse and treatment
A study at The University of Texas MD Anderson Cancer Center showed that circulating tumor cells (CTCs), a form of liquid biopsy, was independently associated with melanoma relapse, suggesting CTC assessment may be useful ...
Feb 3, 2020
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