Man struck by warning sign of killer disease while out walking his dog
Both of Robert Dolan's parents sadly passed away of cancer, but being diagnosed with melanoma was a shock to him. (Source: Daily Express - Health)
Source: Daily Express - Health - August 1, 2023 Category: Consumer Health News Source Type: news
New RNA-based therapy combats melanoma in mouse models
Investigators at the Icahn School of Medicine at Mount Sinai have designed an innovative RNA-based strategy to activate dendritic cells - which play a key role in immune response - that eradicated tumors and prevented their recurrence in mouse models of melanoma.
The findings, which suggest that the approach has the potential to be effective against tumors that have already spread to other parts of the body and against different cancer types, (Source: World Pharma News)
Source: World Pharma News - July 28, 2023 Category: Pharmaceuticals Tags: Featured Research Research and Development Source Type: news
New RNA-based Therapy Combats Melanoma in Mouse Models; Experimental...
Investigators at the Icahn School of Medicine at Mount Sinai have designed an innovative RNA-based strategy to activate dendritic cells—which play a key role in immune response—that eradicated tumors...(PRWeb July 27, 2023)Read the full story at https://www.prweb.com/releases/new_rna_based_therapy_combats_melanoma_in_mouse_models_experimental_approach_that_triggers_a_type_of_immune_cell_may_be_beneficial_against_cancers_in_humans/prweb19464486.htm (Source: PRWeb: Medical Pharmaceuticals)
Source: PRWeb: Medical Pharmaceuticals - July 27, 2023 Category: Pharmaceuticals Source Type: news
Melanoma Detection in Racial, Ethnic Minorities Evaluated Melanoma Detection in Racial, Ethnic Minorities Evaluated
The findings suggest that"approaches other than routine skin cancer screening may be more useful in addressing screening disparities," the authors write.Medscape Medical News (Source: Medscape Internal Medicine Headlines)
Source: Medscape Internal Medicine Headlines - July 26, 2023 Category: Internal Medicine Tags: Dermatology News Source Type: news
Melanoma Presentation, Mortality Varies by Race
MONDAY, July 24, 2023 -- Patterns of melanoma presentation, disease severity, and mortality vary by race, according to a research letter published online July 11 in the Journal of the American Academy of Dermatology.
Jennifer M. Fernandez, M.D.,... (Source: Drugs.com - Pharma News)
Source: Drugs.com - Pharma News - July 24, 2023 Category: Pharmaceuticals Source Type: news
Episode 3: What's New and What's Making a Splash in the Melanoma Space Episode 3: What's New and What's Making a Splash in the Melanoma Space
Drs Sapna P. Patel and Kim A. Margolin sift through the data from studies presented at recent conferences, including the KEYNOTE-942 and RP1 IGNYTE studies.Medscape (Source: Medscape Pathology Headlines)
Source: Medscape Pathology Headlines - July 18, 2023 Category: Pathology Tags: Hematology-Oncology InDiscussion Source Type: news
Brigham Researchers Engineer Nanostructures to Enhance the Immune System ’s Ability to Combat Cancer
Important step achieved as stable and potent immune therapy delivery system eradicates tumors in mouse models of melanoma, colon, and breast cancer, while preventing the formation of future tumors (Source: BWH News)
Source: BWH News - July 17, 2023 Category: Hospital Management Source Type: news
Determinants of Overall Survival in Metastatic Uveal Melanoma Identified
WEDNESDAY, July 12, 2023 -- Factors associated with improved survival in metastatic uveal melanoma include female sex and use of anti ‐cytotoxic T lymphocyte-associated antigen (CTLA)‐4 and anti‐programmed cell death protein 1 (PD-1) therapies,... (Source: Drugs.com - Pharma News)
Source: Drugs.com - Pharma News - July 12, 2023 Category: Pharmaceuticals Source Type: news
Melanoma an Even More Deadly Disease in Black Men
WEDNESDAY, July 12, 2023 -- Black men are more likely to die of melanoma, new research shows, and one reason why may be the unusual places where the deadly skin cancer is likely to show up on their bodies.
Even though the disease is more common in... (Source: Drugs.com - Daily MedNews)
Source: Drugs.com - Daily MedNews - July 12, 2023 Category: General Medicine Source Type: news
Melanoma is Far Deadlier in Black Men Than Other Groups, Study Suggests
Of all the major cancers diagnosed in the U.S., the skin cancer melanoma has one of the highest survival rates.
But all melanoma diagnoses aren’t created equal. Survival rates vary widely by race, as shown by research published in the Journal of the American Academy of Dermatology today (July 11). Black men diagnosed with melanoma have about a 26% higher risk of dying than white men with the cancer, according to the study.
The study focused specifically on men with melanoma, who have been shown to have lower chances of surviving than women with the disease. Researchers analyzed data from more than 205,000 U.S. men di...
Source: TIME: Health - July 11, 2023 Category: Consumer Health News Authors: Jamie Ducharme Tags: Uncategorized Cancer healthscienceclimate Source Type: news
Racial Disparities Revealed in Men With Melanoma Racial Disparities Revealed in Men With Melanoma
More than 205,000 cases from the National Cancer Database were studied.Medscape Medical News (Source: Medscape Hematology-Oncology Headlines)
Source: Medscape Hematology-Oncology Headlines - July 11, 2023 Category: Cancer & Oncology Tags: Hematology-Oncology News Source Type: news
Skin cancer cases reach record high in UK with sharp rise among older adults
Cancer Research UK says melanoma cases ‘could soar’ by 50% over next 20 years and warns against sunburnThe number of people in the UK being diagnosed with skin cancer has hit a record high with a sharp rise among over-55s.Melanoma cases across all age groups have reached 17,500 a year in the UK, the highest since records began, according to Cancer Research UK.Continue reading... (Source: Guardian Unlimited Science)
Source: Guardian Unlimited Science - July 7, 2023 Category: Science Authors: Andrew Gregory Health editor Tags: Cancer Health UK news Source Type: news
Fecal transplants show promise in improving melanoma treatment
In a world-first clinical trial published in the journal Nature Medicine, a multi-centre study from Lawson Health Research Institute, the Centre hospitalier de l'Université de Montréal (CHUM) and the Jewish General Hospital (JGH) has found fecal microbiota transplants (FMT) from healthy donors are safe and show promise in improving response to immunotherapy in patients with advanced melanoma. (Source: World Pharma News)
Source: World Pharma News - July 7, 2023 Category: Pharmaceuticals Tags: Featured Research Research and Development Source Type: news
Cheap holiday linked to surge in skin cancer among over-55s
Experts have linked cheap package holidays to figures showing increased rates of melanoma in people over 55. (Source: Daily Express - Health)
Source: Daily Express - Health - July 7, 2023 Category: Consumer Health News Source Type: news
Urgent skin cancer warning as cases hit record high
New figures from Cancer Research UK reveal that melanoma skin cancer diagnoses across all age groups have reached a record high, with 17,500 people diagnosed each year in the UK. (Source: the Mail online | Health)
Source: the Mail online | Health - July 7, 2023 Category: Consumer Health News Source Type: news
