Archives for the 'Melanoma / Skin Cancer' Category
Creation Of Mouse Model Of Melanoma Offers Hope For The Use Of Targeted Therapies
Researchers have developed a new mouse model that allows them to replicate normal pigment cells at the earliest stages of conversion to malignant skin cancer in humans. After testing the mouse with a combination of two drug therapies, the team found the treatment caused a statistically significant regression in cancer cell development.
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Evidence And Clinical Expertise Key To Developing Best Practices In Skin Cancer Screening
As melanoma rates and diagnosis continue to rise, early detection (before the disease spreads to the lymph nodes) is critical for survival. In the January-February 2009 issue of Dermatology Nursing, Arlene Vickers describes how dermatology nurses can use evidence-based practice (EBP) to develop their own skin cancer screening guidelines.
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Non-Profit Gives $800,000 For Melanoma Research In 2009
Today the Melanoma Research Foundation (MRF), the largest independent, national organization devoted to melanoma in the U.S., announced the recipients of five new research grants as part of its Career Development Grant Program and Established Investigator Grant Program.
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Mouse Model Of A UV Sensitivity Syndrome Illustrates Skin Stem Cell Dysfunction Is Linked To Cancer Pathology
Cell lifespan is limited by telomeres, DNA sequences that cap chromosomes and control the number of times a cell may be copied. A new study reported in Disease Models & Mechanisms (DMM), dmm.biologists.org, describes how telomere dysfunction in skin cells can lead to increased skin cancer risk and pigmentation.
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Fewer, Smaller Skin Cancer Tumors After Blocking Protein
New research suggests that blocking the activity of a protein in the blood could offer powerful protection against some skin cancers. In the study, normal mice and mice that had a genetically engineered protein deficiency were exposed to almost a year of ultraviolet light that mimics chronic sun exposure. The [...]
Electro-Optical Sciences Announces Positive Top-Line Results From Landmark MelaFind(R) Pivotal Trial
Electro-Optical Sciences, Inc. (”EOS”) (NASDAQ: MELA) announced positive top-line results of its pivotal trial of MelaFind, a non-invasive, point-of-care instrument to assist in the early detection of melanoma, the deadliest form of skin cancer. The blinded study, [...]
Beach Holidays May Increase Kids’ Future Risk Of Skin Cancer
Scientists researching children in Colorado, USA, found that holidays at the beach or other waterside resorts could increase children’s future risk of getting melanoma, the most dangerous form of skin cancer.
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Future Skin Cancer Risk In Children May Be Increased By Beach Vacations
Vacationing at the shore led to a 5 percent increase in nevi (more commonly called “moles”) among 7-year-old children, according to a paper published in Cancer Epidemiology, Biomarkers and Prevention, a journal of the American Association for Cancer Research. Number of nevi is the major risk factor for malignant melanoma, the most [...]
Skin Color Studies On Tadpoles Lead To Cancer Advance
The humble tadpole could provide the key to developing effective anti-skin cancer drugs, thanks to a groundbreaking discovery by researchers at the University of East Anglia (UEA). The scientists have identified a compound which, when introduced into Xenopus Laevis tadpoles, blocks the movement of the pigment cells that give the tadpoles their [...]
NICE Skin Cancer Guidance Causing Rise In GP Referrals To Dermatology Departments, UK
NICE’s contentious skin cancer guidance seems to be triggering a steep increase in hospital activity throughout the UK, according to an article published by Pulse. During the last nine months of 2008 GP dermatology referrals rose by 24% compared the same period in 2007 (figures gathered from 30 NHS acute trusts). This means [...]