EU approves skin cancer fighting drug: Roche
Swiss drug giant Roche said on Monday it had been given European Union approval for its treatment to fight a highly aggressive form of skin cancer.
Feb 20, 2012
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Swiss drug giant Roche said on Monday it had been given European Union approval for its treatment to fight a highly aggressive form of skin cancer.
Feb 20, 2012
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Jay Allen used to love having what he thought was a healthy tan -- so much so that he would regularly expose his body to the lights of a sunbed to ensure he maintained his overall colour.
Feb 19, 2012
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Patients with metastatic melanoma taking the recently approved drug vemurafenib (Zelboraf) responded well to the twice daily pill, but some of them developed a different, secondary skin cancer. Now, researchers at UCLA's ...
Jan 18, 2012
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Early detection of melanoma, the most aggressive skin cancer, is critical because melanoma will spread rapidly throughout the body. Now, University of Missouri researchers are one step closer to melanoma cancer detection ...
Jan 5, 2012
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Women who have non-melanoma skin cancers are more likely to have smoked cigarettes compared to women without skin cancer, said researchers at Moffitt Cancer Center in Tampa, Fla., who published study results in a recent issue ...
Dec 8, 2011
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A new study published this week suggests that a link may exist between radon exposure and non-melanoma skin cancer.
Nov 14, 2011
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A major international study has identified a novel gene mutation that appears to increase the risk of both inherited and sporadic cases of malignant melanoma, the most deadly form of skin cancer. The identified mutation occurs ...
Nov 13, 2011
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Dermatologists will soon get some high-tech help deciding which suspicious-looking moles should be removed and checked for melanoma, the deadliest form of skin cancer.
Nov 2, 2011
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(Medical Xpress) -- A smaller surgical procedure is fully sufficient to treat patients with the more hazardous form of malignant melanoma of the skin. This according to a major international multicentre study, coordinated ...
Oct 25, 2011
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Researchers confirmed an association between tanning bed use and an increased risk for three common skin cancers basal cell carcinoma, squamous cell carcinoma and melanoma, according to results presented at the 10th ...
Oct 24, 2011
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