Skin Cancer:
Skin Cancer, Symptoms of Skin Cancer, Treatment of Melanoma.
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Jun 24th, 2008
With a skin cancer rate among the 10 highest in the nation, Utah health officials are urging residents to take steps to keep their skin safe.
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Jun 18th, 2008
Patient's own infection-fighting T cells put late-stage melanoma into long-term remission - without chemotherapy or radiation. Case is first to show safety and effectiveness of using cloned cells alone to kill tumors.
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Jun 9th, 2008
Disabling a protein frequently found in melanoma tumors may make the cancer more vulnerable to chemotherapy.
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Jun 6th, 2008
Results from an adjuvant trial in high-risk melanoma patients demonstrated that a majority of patients treated with Leukine (sargramostim) achieved disease-free and/or overall survival.
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Jun 2nd, 2008
In this study, Genasense was used to potentially enhance the clinical activity of temozolomide, the most commonly used anticancer drug for melanoma, combined with Abraxane.
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May 27th, 2008
Scientists are urging everyone to take safety measures against sun rays during this summer and to protect themselves from skin cancer.
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May 20th, 2008
deCODE scientists and academic colleagues from Europe and US expand upon the company's recent findings in the genetics of pigmentation traits in people of European descent, and demonstrate that certain of these common variants also confer risk of two types of skin cancer.
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May 20th, 2008
Disabling a protein frequently found in melanoma tumors may make the cancer more vulnerable to chemotherapy.
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May 16th, 2008
The drug treatment agent of Enzyme inhibitor proves effective against melanoma cells.
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May 15th, 2008
The point of entry for skin cancer in response to sun exposure is in receptor molecules, molecular "hooks" on the outer surface of cells that also pull cannabinoid compounds found in marijuana out of the bloodstream.
