Skin Cancer:
Skin Cancer, Symptoms of Skin Cancer, Treatment of Melanoma.
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Jan 20th, 2010
On the heels of an announcement from the World Health Organization (WHO) in July 2009 that tanning beds are known carcinogens, along with a move by lawmakers in the United Kingdom to ban teens from using tanning beds, the Food and Drug Administration has finally decided to consider stricter warnings about use of the devices and the risk of cancer.
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Jan 15th, 2010
Robert Kirsner, MD, PhD and colleagues published a study in the December 2009 Archives of Dermatology reporting the diagnosis of melanoma in blacks and Hispanics is often made at a more advanced stage than it is for whites.
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Jan 13th, 2010
Legislators in Britain are attempting to ban the use of tanning beds for teens, citing evidence that use of the tanning devices can lead to skin cancer in later years. A bill is being put forward that would also give ministers regulatory-making powers to shut down unstaffed tanning salons and other safeguard measures.
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Jan 5th, 2010
Researchers at Stanford's School of Medicine have shown a reduction in basal cell carcinoma tumor burden in a small number of patients with basal cell nevus syndrome (Gorlin Syndrome) taking celecoxib.
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Jan 3rd, 2010
New book, "FDR's Deadly Secret' written by Steven Lomazow and Eric Fettmann, makes a review of malignant melanoma timely. The book claims that the FDR suffered from "melanoma."
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Dec 28th, 2009
Vical's Allovectin passes third safety analysis, phase three of AIMM trial continues per protocol. Allovectin is used for melanoma treatment.
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Sep 22nd, 2009
Most tanning salons and spas will allow teens to use their tanning facilities seven days a week, which goes against the Food and Drug Administration’s (FDA) recommendations, says a new article in the Archives of Dermatology. The FDA recommends that minors have no more than three tanning sessions during their first week of indoor tanning.
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Sep 16th, 2009
Melanoma, which can be a deadly form of skin cancer, could be on the rise, or at least, that is what is being reported. A new study is suggesting that the "melanoma epidemic" is not necessarily an epidemic but simply a change in the criteria for the malignancy, according to a report in the September British Journal of Dermatology.
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Sep 14th, 2009
More than 11,000 Americans die each year from skin cancer. Yet when detected early, skin cancer has a cure rate of 99 percent.
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Aug 31st, 2009
Drawing on the power of DNA sequencing, researchers have identified a new group of genetic mutations involved in the deadliest form of skin cancer, melanoma.