Buck Charitable Foundation raises $25K for UH Cancer Center
The donation was made in honor of E.A. Buck Financial Services founder, Ed Buck, who was diagnosed with stage 4 melanoma last year. (Source: bizjournals.com Health Care:Pharmaceuticals headlines)
Source: bizjournals.com Health Care:Pharmaceuticals headlines - December 12, 2023 Category: Pharmaceuticals Authors: Sophia Compton Source Type: news
Study Eyes Melanoma Characteristics in AI/AN Population Study Eyes Melanoma Characteristics in AI/AN Population
The primary site with the highest mortality risk was the trunk.Medscape Medical News (Source: Medscape Hematology-Oncology Headlines)
Source: Medscape Hematology-Oncology Headlines - December 11, 2023 Category: Cancer & Oncology Tags: Dermatology Source Type: news
Woman with cancer saved her own life after insisting on tests with doctors
A 32-year-old woman has revealed how insisting on doctor tests "almost certainly saved" her life after a seemingly innocuous mark on her neck turned out to be a form of skin cancer. Choosing to share her story without a surname, Sophia's journey began with a decision rooted in what she learned…#sophia #emmawedgeworth #melanoma #wedgeworth #abcde (Source: Reuters: Health)
Source: Reuters: Health - December 3, 2023 Category: Consumer Health News Source Type: news
You May Be Increasing Your Skin Cancer Risk Without Knowing It
The “sunscreen paradox” has confounded doctors of late: As more and more people use sunscreen, rates of melanoma and other skin cancers are going up. (Source: WebMD Health)
Source: WebMD Health - November 28, 2023 Category: Consumer Health News Source Type: news
Picture quiz: Toenail presentations
The Nursing in Practice ‘picture quizzes’ aim to test your knowledge through photo presentations of symptoms. Work your way through them to understand the key clinical problems faced by patients, and how to correctly identify them. Press ‘start’ below to begin the quiz.
A 45-year-old woman is concerned about this black line that has appeared under her big toenail. Can you reassure her about the cause?
Fungal nail infection
Melanoma
Subungual haematoma
Ingrowing toenail
A 23-year-old woman wants to know what you are going to do about her ‘manky toenail’ as it is summer and she feels she ...
Source: Nursing in Practice - November 23, 2023 Category: Nursing Authors: Mollie Fraser-Andrews Tags: Dermatology Quiz toenail Source Type: news
Roche ’s subcutaneous injection of Tecentriq recommended by the EU’s CHMP for multiple cancer types
If approved, Tecentriq subcutaneous (SC) would be the first injectable PD-(L)1 cancer immunotherapy in the EU, cutting treatment time by approx. 80%1 The CHMP recommended Tecentriq SC for all indications of intravenous (IV) Tecentriq, including certain types of lung, liver, bladder and breast cancer2A majority of healthcare professionals surveyed in the IMscin001 study found that the SC formulation is easy to administer and could save time compared with IV1Basel, 14 November 2023 - Roche (SIX: RO, ROG; OTCQX: RHHBY) announced today that the European Medicines Agency ’s Committee for Medicinal Products for Human Use (C...
Source: Roche Investor Update - November 14, 2023 Category: Pharmaceuticals Source Type: news
Roche ’s subcutaneous injection of Tecentriq recommended by the EU’s CHMP for multiple cancer types
If approved, Tecentriq subcutaneous (SC) would be the first injectable PD-(L)1 cancer immunotherapy in the EU, cutting treatment time by approx. 80%1 The CHMP recommended Tecentriq SC for all indications of intravenous (IV) Tecentriq, including certain types of lung, liver, bladder and breast cancer2A majority of healthcare professionals surveyed in the IMscin001 study found that the SC formulation is easy to administer and could save time compared with IV1Basel, 14 November 2023 - Roche (SIX: RO, ROG; OTCQX: RHHBY) announced today that the European Medicines Agency ’s Committee for Medicinal Products for Human Use (C...
Source: Roche Media News - November 14, 2023 Category: Pharmaceuticals Source Type: news
Dermatopathologists Make More Higher-Grade Dx of Lesions Dermatopathologists Make More Higher-Grade Dx of Lesions
The findings"could in part play a role in the rising incidence of early-stage melanoma with low risk of progression or patient morbidity, thereby contributing to increasing rates of overdiagnosis."MDedge News (Source: Medscape Hematology-Oncology Headlines)
Source: Medscape Hematology-Oncology Headlines - November 13, 2023 Category: Cancer & Oncology Tags: Dermatology News Source Type: news
Incipient Ulceration May Affect Prognosis in Primary Melanoma Incipient Ulceration May Affect Prognosis in Primary Melanoma
Assigning a lower-risk pathologic T stage to such melanomas may not be appropriate, the study authors conclude.Medscape Medical News (Source: Medscape Hematology-Oncology Headlines)
Source: Medscape Hematology-Oncology Headlines - November 9, 2023 Category: Cancer & Oncology Tags: Dermatology News Source Type: news
UN Report Warns That Working in the Sun Causes Skin Cancers
THURSDAY, Nov. 9, 2023 (Healthday News) -- New data from two United Nations agencies shows that millions of workers toiling under the sun ' s glare is fueling skin cancer cases around the world.Nearly 1 in 3 deaths from non-melanoma skin cancer is... (Source: Drugs.com - Daily MedNews)
Source: Drugs.com - Daily MedNews - November 9, 2023 Category: General Medicine Source Type: news
Benefits of Tebentafusp in Uveal Melanoma Last 3 Years Benefits of Tebentafusp in Uveal Melanoma Last 3 Years
A new analysis suggests that the treatment ' s benefits for overall survival endures for at least 36 months.Medscape Medical News (Source: Medscape Medical News Headlines)
Source: Medscape Medical News Headlines - November 7, 2023 Category: Consumer Health News Tags: Hematology-Oncology News Source Type: news
Beyond Skin Deep: Analyzing Melanoma Cells Through Morphology
In this webinar, Evelyn Lattmann will discuss how she examined melanoma cell morphology without labels using an AI-based microscope system. (Source: The Scientist)
Source: The Scientist - November 7, 2023 Category: Science Tags: Sponsored Webinars Source Type: news
Hope in the fight against cancer with injection that revs up body to destroy tumours
Through studying mice with melanoma skin cancer, scientists discovered tumours trick the lymph nodes - an important part of the immune system. (Source: the Mail online | Health)
Source: the Mail online | Health - November 6, 2023 Category: Consumer Health News Source Type: news
The key to helping the body fight cancer… flu: Injections modelled on the jabs given to fight viruses could trick the body into thinking he tumours are more like influenza and boost your immune system's response, scientist suggests
Through studying mice with melanoma skin cancer, scientists discovered tumours trick the lymph nodes - an important part of the immune system. (Source: the Mail online | Health)
Source: the Mail online | Health - November 6, 2023 Category: Consumer Health News Source Type: news
Peter White Dies; Former ‘All My Children’ Actor Was 86
Peter White, the actor best known playing Lincoln Tyler on All My Children, has died. He was 86. His death was confirmed to multiple reports by Kathleen Noone, who played Ellen Dalton on the former ABC sudser from 1978-2011. White’s cause of death on Nov. 1 was melanoma. The New York City-born…#peterwhite #lincolntyler #kathleennoone #ellendalton #abc #newyorkcity #pinevalley #yaleschoolofdrama #broadway #boysinband (Source: Reuters: Health)
Source: Reuters: Health - November 4, 2023 Category: Consumer Health News Source Type: news
