News tagged with skin tumors

FDA approves new skin cancer drug

A new skin cancer drug tested for the first time in the world five years ago at the Virginia G. Piper Cancer Center at Scottsdale Healthcare just received expedited approval by the U.S. Food and Drug Administration, a remarkable ...

Medicine & Health / Cancer

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Study cuts Whipple procedure wound infections in half with new measures

Thomas Jefferson University Hospital surgeons found that a carefully-selected surgical care check list of 12 measures reduced Whipple procedure wound infections by nearly 50 percent.

Medicine & Health / Other

created Oct 26, 2011 | popularity 5 / 5 (1) | comments 0

New role for Vascular Endothelial Growth Factor in regulating skin cancer stem cells

Skin squamous cell carcinomas are amongst the most frequent cancers in humans. Recent studies suggest that skin squamous cell carcinoma, like many other human cancers, contain particular cancer cells, known as cancer stem ...

Medicine & Health / Cancer

created Oct 19, 2011 | popularity not rated yet | comments 0

Invasive melanoma may be more likely in children than adults

A Johns Hopkins Children's Center study of young people with melanoma, a deadly form of skin cancer, has found that some children have a higher risk of invasive disease than adults.

Medicine & Health / Cancer

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Combination therapy beneficial for head and neck skin carcinomas, study shows

Patients who have high-risk non-melanoma skin carcinomas of the head and neck may benefit from concomitant radiotherapy and chemotherapy, according to a UNC-led study. Their study is the first to report on multiple patients ...

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Knockout of protein prevents colon tumor formation in mice

A protein that regulates cell differentiation in normal tissue may play a different role in colon and breast cancer, activating proliferation of damaged cells, according to researchers at the University of Illinois at Chicago ...

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Diabetes and cancer: A shared biological basis

Contrary to what you might think, cancer and diabetes appear to have some biology in common. According to a report in the September 30th issue of the Cell Press journal, Cell, a pathway that initially drew attention for it ...

Medicine & Health / Research

created Sep 29, 2011 | popularity 4 / 5 (1) | comments 0 | with audio podcast

Vitamin D levels appear to be associated with risk of skin cancer, although relationship is complex

As an individual's level of vitamin D increases, the risk of nonmelanoma skin cancer (NMSC) seems to increase as well, although factors such as ultraviolet (UV) radiation exposure may complicate the relationship, according ...

Medicine & Health / Health

created Aug 15, 2011 | popularity not rated yet | comments 0

More evidence that caffeine lowers risk of skin cancer

There might be a time when instead of just drinking that morning cup of coffee you lather it on your skin as a way of preventing harmful sun damage or skin cancer.

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created Aug 15, 2011 | popularity 5 / 5 (2) | comments 0 | with audio podcast

Targeting PTEN may prevent skin cancer

Scientists believe they have identified a role for PTEN, a known tumor suppressor, in removing DNA damage derived from UVB radiation, a known risk factor for non-melanoma skin cancer, according to a study published in Cancer Re ...

Medicine & Health / Cancer

created Jul 26, 2011 | popularity 5 / 5 (1) | comments 0 | with audio podcast

Cancer cells and stem cells share same origin: study

Oncogenes are generally thought to be genes that, when mutated, change healthy cells into cancerous tumor cells. Scientists at the Keck School of Medicine of the University of Southern California (USC) have proven that those ...

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created Jul 18, 2011 | popularity 5 / 5 (4) | comments 1 | with audio podcast

Researchers identify key role of microRNAs in melanoma metastasis

Researchers at the NYU Cancer Institute, an NCI-designated cancer center at NYU Langone Medical Center, identified for the first time the key role specific microRNAs (miRNAs) play in melanoma metastasis to simultaneously ...

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Tiny RNA molecule removal can inhibit cancer growth

Research from the University of Louisville published today (June 6) in the Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences indicates the removal of a tiny RNA molecule in mice suppresses carcinogenic tumor formation. The st ...

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created Jun 06, 2011 | popularity 5 / 5 (1) | comments 0 | with audio podcast

Shave biopsy is a safe and acceptable method for initial evaluation of melanoma

A shave biopsy is a reasonably safe and accurate method for the initial diagnosis of melanoma, according to a study published in the April issue of the Journal of the American College of Surgeons. In the past, some physic ...

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created May 23, 2011 | popularity not rated yet | comments 0

Lack of 'gatekeeper' protein linked to skin cancer

New research from North Carolina State University shows that a "gatekeeper" protein plays an important role in skin-cancer prevention in humans and lab mice.

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created May 18, 2011 | popularity not rated yet | comments 0 | with audio podcast