Oncology & Cancer
Cancer rate rise linked to lifestyle choices
There has been a rise in rates of lifestyle-linked cancers in England.
Jun 23, 2014
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Lower risk for malignant melanoma after bariatric surgery
Bariatric surgery is associated with a distinct reduction in skin-cancer risk, a study shows. This finding can be described as a key piece of evidence that substantiates the connection between weight loss and malignant skin ...
Jan 3, 2020
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Coffee may be associated with a lower risk of malignant melanoma
Both epidemiological and pre-clinical studies have suggested that coffee consumption has a protective effect against non-melanoma skin cancers. However the protective effect for cutaneous melanoma (malignant and in situ) ...
Jan 20, 2015
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Few want to receive skin cancer biopsy results face-to-face
(HealthDay)—For patients with suspected malignant melanoma or squamous cell carcinoma, most patients are happy to receive biopsy results by letter or telephone, according to a research letter published online Feb. 8 in ...
Feb 15, 2016
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Oncology & Cancer
Dual immunotherapy shows promise to treat recurrent or metastatic nasopharyngeal cancer
A team led by the National Cancer Centre Singapore (NCCS) with members from Singapore General Hospital, A*STAR's Institute of Molecular and Cell Biology (IMCB) and Genome Institute of Singapore (GIS), National University ...
Jun 7, 2023
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Combination of targeted treatment drugs delays resistance in melanoma patients
Combined treatment with two drugs targeting different points in the same growth-factor pathway delayed the development of treatment resistance in patients with BRAF-positive metastatic malignant melanoma. The results of a ...
Sep 29, 2012
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Oncology & Cancer
Melanoma death rates are rising in men but static or falling in women
The rate of men dying from malignant melanoma has risen in populations around the world, while in some countries the rates are steady or falling for women, according to research presented at the 2018 NCRI Cancer Conference.
Nov 4, 2018
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Awakening dormant cells to fight cancer
The advent of small-molecule targeted therapies, a decade ago, revolutionized the treatment of metastatic melanoma, provided that the tumors carry the mutations to respond to these treatments. However, despite a remarkable ...
Sep 22, 2022
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Combining Ipilimumab with local treatments improved survival for patients with melanoma
Ipilimumab is an immunotherapy that has revolutionized the treatment of malignant melanoma, a very aggressive type of skin cancer, according to Theurich. About 20 percent of patients who receive ipilimumab achieve durable ...
Jul 27, 2016
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Study: Fewer cases of melanoma and cancers in extracutaneous sites among people with atopy
Fewer cases of melanoma were observed in people with a history of atopic diseases, such as allergic asthma or rhinitis, than in nonatopic people. The risk of melanoma in people with atopy was up to 50% lower than in the control ...
Mar 6, 2023
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