Early FDG PET/CT Can ID Metabolic Changes in Advanced Melanoma
MONDAY, Jan. 29, 2024 -- For patients with advanced melanoma, early 18F-fluorodeoxyglucose (FDG) positron emission tomography (PET)/computed tomography (CT) imaging can identify metabolic changes that may predict response to pembrolizumab, according... (Source: Drugs.com - Pharma News)
Source: Drugs.com - Pharma News - January 29, 2024 Category: Pharmaceuticals Source Type: news
Duchess's diagnosis prompts skin cancer searches
The Duchess of York, Sarah Ferguson, revealed she had malignant melanoma this week. (Source: BBC News | Health | UK Edition)
Source: BBC News | Health | UK Edition - January 26, 2024 Category: Consumer Health News Source Type: news
Study Concludes Most Melanoma Overdiagnoses Are In Situ Study Concludes Most Melanoma Overdiagnoses Are In Situ
Quantifying the frequency of overdiagnosis is important for policymakers, clinicians, and patients, the authors said.Medscape Medical News (Source: Medscape Allergy Headlines)
Source: Medscape Allergy Headlines - January 25, 2024 Category: Allergy & Immunology Tags: Hematology-Oncology Source Type: news
Unexplained Weight Loss Is Linked to Cancer
People who lose a significant amount of weight without dieting, exercise, or other lifestyle changes may also be at higher risk of some cancers, according to researchers who say a sudden drop may be an early indicator of the disease.
Those who spontaneously shed more than 10% of their body weight developed cancer at a rate of about 1,362 per 100,000 over a 12-month period, according to a study released Tuesday by the Journal of the American Medical Association, while the rate of diagnosis among people who hadn’t recently lost weight without explanation was 869 per 100,000.
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Source: TIME: Health - January 24, 2024 Category: Consumer Health News Authors: Jemima Denham/Bloomberg Tags: Uncategorized bloomberg wire healthscienceclimate Source Type: news
Sarah Ferguson's health history revealed - from her 'scary' breast cancer diagnosis and mastectomy to 'distressing' melanoma detection
Sarah Ferguson, 64 had moles removed while undergoing breast reconstruction surgery, one mole was malignant. Here, MailOnline reveals the Duchess of York's health history. (Source: the Mail online | Health)
Source: the Mail online | Health - January 22, 2024 Category: Consumer Health News Source Type: news
Could YOUR mole be cancerous? Checking is as simple as ABCDE: Simple guide that doctors use to spot melanoma - after Sarah Ferguson's shock diagnosis
Sarah Ferguson, Duchess of York, 64, has been diagnosed with skin cancer after a breast cancer operation. New abnormal looking moles and itchy or crusty moles are a sign of melanoma. (Source: the Mail online | Health)
Source: the Mail online | Health - January 22, 2024 Category: Consumer Health News Source Type: news
Sarah Ferguson Diagnosed With Skin Cancer
MONDAY, Jan. 22, 2024 (HealthDay New) -- Sarah Ferguson, the Duchess of York, announced Monday that she has been diagnosed with melanoma, an aggressive form of skin cancer. " I have been taking some time to myself as I have been diagnosed with... (Source: Drugs.com - Daily MedNews)
Source: Drugs.com - Daily MedNews - January 22, 2024 Category: General Medicine Source Type: news
Three different types of skin cancer as Sarah Ferguson shares diagnosis - symptoms to spot
Sarah Ferguson, The Duchess of York has revealed she's been diagnosed with malignant melanoma - the deadliest type of skin cancer. (Source: Daily Express - Health)
Source: Daily Express - Health - January 22, 2024 Category: Consumer Health News Source Type: news
What is melanoma? Your questions about the skin cancer answered after Sarah Ferguson's diagnosis - including how to check your moles
Melanoma is the most dangerous form of skin cancer and happens after the DNA in skin cells is damaged, triggering mutations that can form malignant tumours, which can be deadly. (Source: the Mail online | Health)
Source: the Mail online | Health - January 21, 2024 Category: Consumer Health News Source Type: news
What is melanoma? Your questions about the skin cancer answered after Sarah Ferguson's shock diagnosis - including how to check your moles
Melanoma is the most dangerous form of skin cancer and happens after the DNA in skin cells is damaged, triggering mutations that can form malignant tumours, which can be deadly. (Source: the Mail online | Health)
Source: the Mail online | Health - January 21, 2024 Category: Consumer Health News Source Type: news
Sarah Ferguson Beat Breast Cancer, But Now Has Skin Cancer
Sarah Ferguson has been diagnosed with skin cancer. In a statement, a representative for the Duchess of York, 64, says, “Following her diagnosis with an early form of breast cancer this summer, Sarah, Duchess of York has now been diagnosed with malignant melanoma.” Ferguson had several moles…#sarahferguson #duchessofyork #ferguson #duchess #altaussee #austria #sun #sarahduchessofyork #fergie #newyearseve (Source: Reuters: Health)
Source: Reuters: Health - January 21, 2024 Category: Consumer Health News Source Type: news
Symptoms of malignant melanoma skin cancer and how to check your moles
Express.co.uk looks at the tell-tale signs of the malignant melanoma strain of skin cancer, following Sarah Ferguson, the Duchess of York's, diagnosis. (Source: Daily Express - Health)
Source: Daily Express - Health - January 21, 2024 Category: Consumer Health News Source Type: news
Coming Soon: The First mRNA Vaccine for Melanoma? Coming Soon: The First mRNA Vaccine for Melanoma?
Results of a phase 2b trial were favorable, and Moderna suggests that an mRNA vaccine for melanoma could be available in 2025.Medscape Medical News (Source: Medscape Hematology-Oncology Headlines)
Source: Medscape Hematology-Oncology Headlines - January 17, 2024 Category: Cancer & Oncology Tags: Hematology-Oncology Source Type: news
Orlucent Demonstrates Accurate, Non-Invasive Detection in vivo of Melanoma-Related Activity Using First-in-Kind Handheld Mole Imaging System
LOS GATOS, Calif., Jan. 16, 2024 -- (Healthcare Sales & Marketing Network) -- In a first-in-human study, researchers at Orlucent, Inc. have demonstrated the viability of a novel handheld point-of-care molecular Skin Fluorescence Imaging (mSFI) System to n... Devices, Dermatology Orlucent , mSFI , molecular Skin Fluorescence Imaging, melanoma (Source: HSMN NewsFeed)
Source: HSMN NewsFeed - January 16, 2024 Category: Pharmaceuticals Source Type: news
European Commission approves Roche ’s Tecentriq SC, the EU's first PD-(L)1 cancer immunotherapy subcutaneous injection for multiple cancer types
Subcutaneous (SC) injection offers the potential for a faster, more convenient alternative to intravenous (IV) infusion and is preferred by cancer patients, nurses and physicians1-5Tecentriq SC reduces treatment time by approximately 80%, compared with standard IV infusion6Roche is working closely with national health systems in Europe to ensure patients can access Tecentriq SC as quickly as possibleBasel, 16 January 2024 - Roche (SIX: RO, ROG; OTCQX: RHHBY) announced today that the European Commission has granted marketing authorisation for Tecentriq ® SC (atezolizumab), the European Union (EU)’s first PD-(L)1 cancer...
Source: Roche Investor Update - January 16, 2024 Category: Pharmaceuticals Source Type: news
