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Hugh Jackman urges sunscreen use after skin cancer scare
Actor Hugh Jackman is offering a warning about sun damage and skin cancer after having two biopsies.
Apr 4, 2023
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Oncology & Cancer
Plugging immune cell leakage from tumors could improve skin cancer treatment
The number of specialized immune cells available for fighting skin cancer doubled when a new treatment blocked their escape from melanoma tumors, experiments in mice and human cells show.
Feb 27, 2023
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Oncology & Cancer
Cancer incidence alarming among young people in Middle East, researcher finds
Cancer cases are unusually high among middle aged people in the Middle East contrary to western countries where they usually hit people at least 20 years later.
Jul 21, 2023
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Oncology & Cancer
Topical treatment for fighting skin cancer yields positive results in tests
Researchers at the University of São Paulo (USP), in Brazil, are testing a technique in mice that combines low-intensity electric current with a formulation containing nanoencapsulated chemotherapy to treat skin cancer.
Oct 9, 2017
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Diseases, Conditions, Syndromes
Can protein in common skin bacteria offer disease protection?
(HealthDay)—Our most common skin bacteria may help shield us from some skin diseases, a new study suggests.
Nov 23, 2016
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Oncology & Cancer
Why thick skin develops on palms and soles, and its links to cancer
Scientists from Queen Mary University of London have discovered that foot callouses/keratoderma (thickened skin) can be linked to cancer of the oesophagus (gullet), a disease which affects more than 8000 people in the UK ...
Feb 1, 2017
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Diseases, Conditions, Syndromes
Studies presented at dermatology meeting highlight recent advances in diagnosis and management
The annual meeting of the American Academy of Dermatology was held from March 8 to 12 in San Diego and attracted participants from around the world, including clinicians, academicians, allied health professionals, and others ...
Mar 20, 2024
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Oncology & Cancer
New procedure brings chemo to melanoma
The choice between saving one's limb or one's life may seem obvious. However, surgical oncologist Cristina O'Donoghue, MD, MPH, knows the decision is emotionally wrenching for patients with advanced melanoma or sarcoma in ...
Mar 2, 2018
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Medical research
The making of a living ovarian cancer biobank
It's an ordinarily overcast day, but the artificial lights of the lab radiate a crude brightness for Professor Stephen Taylor and his team.
Feb 20, 2020
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Oncology & Cancer
AAD: Older men should screen themselves for skin cancer
(HealthDay)—Men aged 50 years or older are more likely to be diagnosed with invasive melanoma by a dermatologist than to detect it themselves; and they are less likely to seek a skin cancer screening due to a suspicious ...
Mar 1, 2013
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