Oncology & Cancer
Breast cancer types and what your type means
October is Breast Cancer Awareness Month, which makes this a good time to learn about breast cancer types and what your type means.
Oct 5, 2022
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News tagged with skin cancer
Oncology & Cancer
Decrease in breast cancer mortality rate continues. Wide gap for Black women remains stagnant
While breast cancer death rates dropped by 43% from 1989 to 2020, Black women continue to be 40% more likely to die from the disease despite lower incidence. These findings are outlined in the latest edition of the American ...
Oct 3, 2022
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Health
Skin whitening products remain popular in Cameroon despite risks
Wearing a large hat protecting her face from the sun's rays in Cameroon, 63-year-old Jeanne now bitterly regrets using skin whitening products after being diagnosed with skin cancer.
Sep 29, 2022
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Oncology & Cancer
Deciphering the mechanism that enables skin cancer to metastasize to the brain and inhibiting its spread by 80%
Researchers from Tel Aviv University deciphered, for the first time, a mechanism that enables skin cancer to metastasize to the brain and managed to delay the spread of the disease by 60% to 80% using existing treatments. ...
Sep 20, 2022
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Medications
Topical ointment made from tree sap found to be effective in treating skin wound infections
A team of researchers affiliated with multiple institutions in the U.K. and Australia has developed a nontraditional ointment to treat skin wound infections based on a molecule found in the sap of a Queensland blushwood tree. ...
Oncology & Cancer
Photodynamic therapy offers promise for cancer treatment
While chemotherapy drugs can be lifesaving, they don't work for all patients or for all cancers. But a team of UTM researchers is looking at new ways to use special types of light to target cancer cells resistant to current ...
Sep 14, 2022
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Oncology & Cancer
New major survey finds 'healthy' suntan myths persist despite warnings about skin cancer and aging
Among Europeans, 8 in 10 believe tans are attractive, with almost as many (73%) saying tans are healthy, according to a new study presented today at the 31st European Academy of Dermatology and Venereology (EADV) Congress.
Sep 8, 2022
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Oncology & Cancer
Vitamin D deficiency in melanoma patients associated with worse overall survival, new study finds
Vitamin D levels affect overall survival for melanoma (skin cancer) patients, a new study presented at the 31st European Academy of Dermatology and Venereology (EADV) Congress has shown.
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
Improving melanoma diagnostic tools
New QIMR Berghofer research has identified a dramatic increase in the treatment of "pre-cancerous" melanomas in Australia and found strong evidence that similar trends are emerging across the globe.
Aug 31, 2022
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