All Articles Tagged As: skin cancer

Patient's own infection-fighting T cells put late-stage melanoma into long-term remission - without chemotherapy or radiation (6/23/2008)

Case is first to show safety and effectiveness of using cloned cells alone to kill tumors ...> Full Article

Remembering 'ABCs' Could Help Identify Skin Cancer Warning Signs (6/15/2008)

Recognizing precancerous moles could be as easy as remembering your ABCs. ...> Full Article

Let there be light (5/28/2008)

Photodynamic therapy breakthrough in cancer treatment ...> Full Article

Scientists identify interacting proteins key to melanoma development (5/7/2008)

Researchers have discovered how a mole develops into melanoma by showing the interaction of two key proteins involved in 60-70 percent of tumors ...> Full Article

Unusual Skin Cancer May Indicate Colon Cancer Syndrome (4/13/2008)

An unusual form of skin cancer may be a sign of an underlying syndrome that makes people more susceptible to certain other cancers ...> Full Article

Tanning, Sun Exposure Increase Risk For Early Skin Cancer (3/18/2008)

Teen-agers are flocking to tanning beds in record numbers, despite repeated cancer warnings from physicians. Shari Croy was one of those golden-brown teen-agers. Now 46, she's battling skin cancer. ...> Full Article

Protein in embryonic stem cells control malignant tumor cells (3/5/2008)

A protein that governs development of human embryonic stem cells (hESCs) also inhibits the growth and spread of malignant melanoma, the deadliest skin cancer, Northwestern University researchers have discovered. Metastatic melanoma, which develops from the transformation of skin pigment cells or melanocytes, has a death rate of more than 80 percent and a median survival of less than 7.5 months. ...> Full Article

Researchers add further weight to link between cancer and obesity (2/18/2008)

Researchers from the University of Manchester, Christie Hospital and University of Bern in Switzerland have today published findings in the Lancet medical journal which further support the link between obesity and risk of developing cancer. ...> Full Article

Genome-Wide Survey Nets Key Melanoma Gene (2/11/2008)

One might call it a tale of two melanocytes. Given the same genetic mutation, why does one melanocyte shut down growth and become a relatively benign mole, while another rages out of control and develops into deadly melanoma? ...> Full Article

Gene Found to Play a Suppressor Role in Skin Cancer Development (2/9/2008)

Researchers have provided genetic evidence that gene plays a suppressor role in skin cancer development. ...> Full Article

Newly Discovered Virus Linked to Deadly Skin Cancer (1/19/2008)

Novel sequencing technique used at the University of Pittsburgh Cancer Institute reveals new cancer virus ...> Full Article

Warning Signs That Moles May Be Early Skin Cancers (6/18/2007)

Monitoring moles and looking for changes on a regular basis is key to early detection and treatment of melanoma, doctors say. ...> Full Article

Black Raspberries Yield Possible Skin Cancer Treatment (4/18/2007)

It may seem improbable, but one of the best allies against sunburn and skin cancer could be growing in your own back yard. ...> Full Article

Gender Linked to Development of Skin Cancer (4/3/2007)

Inherent gender differences – instead of more sun exposure – may be one reason why men are three times more likely than women to develop certain kinds of skin cancer, say researchers at Ohio State University Medical Center. ...> Full Article