Q&A: Sunscreen safety and essential skin protection tips
Dr. Michael Girardi understood the importance of sunscreen from an early age. When he was a child, his uncle died of melanoma.
Jun 29, 2026
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Neoplasms: News and Research on Neoplasms, Squamous Cell
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Saliva could flag one of the deadliest and most baffling cancers sooner
Scientists at the Sydney Brenner Institute for Molecular Bioscience (SBIMB) at Wits University are exploring whether bacteria in saliva could offer a low-cost warning signal for esophageal squamous cell carcinoma, where late ...
May 20, 2026
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Routine scans may reveal tumor aggressiveness in head and neck cancer—without additional tests
Medical imaging routinely used in cancer care may hold far more biological information than previously thought. An international study involving Umeå University guest professor Lukas Kenner shows that PET/CT scans can capture ...
May 13, 2026
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One overlooked detail in cancer genomes is rewriting which mutations really matter
It's a fundamental principle of science: Correlation does not equal causation. Every cancer cell has genetic mutations, but not all of those mutations necessarily drive the cancer.
May 6, 2026
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Why epithelial cancer is more aggressive in some tissues
A team led by scientists from the Universities of Manchester and Liverpool have revealed why a group of cancers common in older adults exposed to environmental damage behaves so differently depending on where they develop ...
Apr 27, 2026
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Plug-and-play AI recognizes 18 cancer types from just a handful of slides
A research team led by The Hong Kong University of Science and Technology (HKUST) has developed a pioneering artificial intelligence (AI) pathology analysis system that can accurately recognize multiple types of cancer using ...
Apr 21, 2026
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Latin American research indicates a lower prevalence of a type of head and neck cancer
Squamous cell carcinoma is one of the most common and aggressive types of cancer in the head and neck region. It is the fifth-most common cancer and the sixth-leading cause of cancer death. Accounting for about 95% of cancer ...
Dec 18, 2025
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Skin cancer: Is HPV also a potential cause?
Skin cancer is typically caused by damage to the skin's cells from ultraviolet radiation. But a recent case study has just shed light on another potential cause: human papillomavirus.
Aug 13, 2025
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Tips for talking to loved ones about a head and neck cancer diagnosis
Talking to loved ones about a recent head and neck cancer diagnosis can be overwhelming. Of course, there is no one "right" or "wrong" way to handle these conversations—or adjusting to your life with cancer. Everyone has ...
Jul 8, 2025
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Two patients faced chemo: The one who survived demanded a test to see if it was safe
JoEllen Zembruski-Ruple, while in the care of New York City's renowned Memorial Sloan Kettering Cancer Center, swallowed the first three chemotherapy pills to treat her squamous cell carcinoma on Jan. 29, her family members ...
Jun 9, 2025
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