Oncology & Cancer
Vitamin A linked to lower odds of common skin cancer
Wondering if you can do more than slap on some sunscreen to prevent skin cancer? A new study suggests that getting more vitamin A may help.
Jul 31, 2019
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Oncology & Cancer
Common pain reliever can improve survival in head and neck cancer
Regular use of a common type of medication, such as aspirin and ibuprofen, significantly improves survival for a third or more patients with head and neck cancer, a new study led by UC San Francisco has found.
Jan 25, 2019
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Oncology & Cancer
Tanning devices cost US healthcare $343 million a year
Tanning devices cost the US $343.1 million a year in medical costs because of the skin cancers their use is associated with, according to a new study published in the Journal of Cancer Policy. In a new study, Dr. Hugh Waters ...
Feb 28, 2017
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Oncology & Cancer
How cigarette smoke makes head and neck cancer more aggressive
Head and neck cancer is the sixth most common cancer in the world. The vast majority of cases are head and neck squamous cell carcinoma (HNSCC), a type of cancer that arises in the outer layer of the skin and mucous membranes ...
Aug 8, 2019
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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.
Dec 15, 2017
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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 ...
Oct 23, 2015
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Oncology & Cancer
A family found to have a self-healing skin cancer offers hope for better treatments
Members of a Tunisian family with tumors on their hands, feet and eyes may provide helpful information for the treatment of squamous cell carcinoma, a common skin cancer.
Jun 24, 2015
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Medications
By putting cancer cells to sleep, new drug could prevent tumor metastasis
A new therapeutic approach prevents the growth of metastatic tumors in mice by forcing cancer cells into a dormant state in which they are unable to proliferate. The study, published November 23 in the Journal of Experimental ...
Nov 23, 2021
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Oncology & Cancer
Prognostic factors identified for peripheral squamous cell carcinomas of the lung
A better survival outcome is associated with low blood levels of squamous cell carcinoma antigen, or absence of tumor invasion either into the space between the lungs and chest wall or into blood vessels of individuals with ...
Oct 24, 2014
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Health
Vitamin D levels appear to be associated with risk of skin cancer, although relationship is complex
As an individual's level of vitamin D increases, the risk of nonmelanoma skin cancer (NMSC) seems to increase as well, although factors such as ultraviolet (UV) radiation exposure may complicate the relationship, according ...
Aug 15, 2011
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