Health
Tempted to buy a UV light disinfection gadget? Some can be dangerous—here's what you need to know
The COVID-19 pandemic has fundamentally changed many of our behaviours and attitudes towards infection control.
Nov 14, 2022
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Medical research
Scientists are one step closer to stopping drug-resistant tumors from growing
Scientists have solved a long-standing mystery surrounding a cancer-promoting protein and how it causes tumor growth. The findings are an important step in the quest to make cancer drugs more effective since aggressive tumors ...
Oct 12, 2022
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Radiology & Imaging
Novel imaging system could mean near-instant biopsy results
Medicine has advanced dramatically during the last century. But when it comes to getting biopsy results, very little has changed. Consider, for example, what happens when a patient comes in to have a skin lesion biopsied ...
Sep 27, 2022
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Oncology & Cancer
New imaging technique improves accuracy of diagnosis for most common skin cancer
A novel imaging technique significantly improves the accuracy of the diagnosis of basal cell carcinoma (BCC)—the most frequent skin cancer—compared to clinical and dermoscopic examinations alone, according to new research ...
Sep 7, 2022
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Oncology & Cancer
Global disease burden related to nonmelanoma skin cancer explored
The disease burden attributable to nonmelanoma skin cancer (NMSC) is considerable and expected to continue increasing, according to a study published online July 30 in BMC Cancer.
Sep 1, 2022
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Oncology & Cancer
80% of all cancers are on the skin. What happens if I have one?
Two in three Australians will have a skin cancer in their lifetime, nearly all of them basal cell carcinomas (BCC), squamous cell carcinomas (SCC) or melanomas.
May 31, 2022
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Oncology & Cancer
Consumer Health: Understanding skin cancer and how to prevent it
May is Skin Cancer Awareness Month, which makes this and good time to learn about the three main types of skin cancer and what you can do to keep yourself healthy.
May 16, 2022
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Oncology & Cancer
New device to diagnose skin cancer
In the United States alone, about 3.3 million people are diagnosed with basal and squamous cell cancers (skin cancers) per year. Skin cancer is still detected using visual examination, a method of limited reliability for ...
Dec 22, 2021
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Oncology & Cancer
First-in-class histone deacetylase inhibitor gel shows promise for the treatment of patients with basal cell carcinoma
Remetinostat, a topical cream and first-in-class inhibitor of histone deacetylation, showed signs of clinical efficacy in patients with basal cell carcinoma, according to results from a phase II clinical trial published in ...
Aug 6, 2021
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Oncology & Cancer
Skin cancer: New treatments improve prognosis, but prevention is still essential
Immunotherapy has revolutionized the treatment of inoperable, metastasised skin cancer. More than 50% of patients are still alive more than five years after treatment, whereas, 10 years ago, this figure was not even 5%. The ...
Jul 20, 2021
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