Oncology & Cancer
Targeting melanoma
University scientists have made a significant advance in their ability to target skin cancer.
Jul 29, 2013
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Eight in 10 now survive skin cancer
(Medical Xpress)—More than eight out of 10 people diagnosed with malignant melanoma, the most dangerous form of skin cancer, will now survive the disease, compared to only around five in 10 in the early 70s, according to ...
Jul 22, 2013
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Tide is turning in skin cancer battle
A decade ago there was little doctors could do to help a patient with advanced-stage melanoma. Now it seems each week yields important new discoveries about the deadly skin cancer.
Jul 16, 2013
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Surgeons report melanoma recurs after 10 years in more than 6 percent of patients
Recurrence of melanoma skin cancer 10 or more years after initial treatment is more common than previously thought, occurring in more than one in 20 patients. However, according to a new study, these patients tend to live ...
Jun 27, 2013
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Oncology & Cancer
Oregon woman tans her way to a melanoma diagnosis
(HealthDay)—Katie Wilkes was just 23 years old when she noticed a strange spot on her right breast.
Jun 21, 2013
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Oncology & Cancer
Look beyond the sun for skin cancer culprits, doctors warn
(HealthDay)—Think "skin cancer" and blame immediately goes to the sun. Justifiably so—though not totally, skin doctors say.
Jun 21, 2013
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Oncology & Cancer
Scent of melanoma: New research may lead to early non-invasive detection and diagnosis
According to new research from the Monell Center and collaborating institutions, odors from human skin cells can be used to identify melanoma, the deadliest form of skin cancer. In addition to detecting a unique odor signature ...
Jun 13, 2013
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Oncology & Cancer
Sunbeds blamed for high skin cancer rates in young women in North West of England
(Medical Xpress)—Rates of the deadliest form of skin cancer are unusually high in young women in the North West of England, with sunbeds and cheap holidays to blame, according to research published today in the British ...
Jun 12, 2013
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Oncology & Cancer
Diabetes drug points the way to overcoming drug resistance in melanoma
Advanced metastatic melanoma is a disease that has proven difficult to eradicate. Despite the success of melanoma-targeting drugs, tumors inevitably become drug resistant and return, more aggressive than before. In the current ...
Jun 11, 2013
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Oncology & Cancer
Genome sequencing reveals mucosal melanoma's bullseye
(Medical Xpress)—Scientists may have found a molecular 'bullseye' for a rare form of melanoma, opening up opportunities for new targeted treatment, according to new research being published in the Journal of Pathology today ...
Jun 7, 2013
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