Should Old, Sick Patients Have Surgery for Skin Cancer?Should Old, Sick Patients Have Surgery for Skin Cancer?
More than two-thirds of people with non-melanoma skin cancer had surgery to treat the condition in a new study, including patients at least 85 years old or with multiple chronic diseases. Reuters Health Information (Source: Medscape Medical News Headlines)
Source: Medscape Medical News Headlines - April 29, 2013 Category: Consumer Health News Tags: Hematology-Oncology News Source Type: news
Skin cancer may increase subsequent primary malignancy risk
Research suggests that people with non-melanoma skin cancer are at moderately increased risk for developing other primary malignancies in the future, particularly breast and lung cancer and melanoma. (Source: MedWire News - Dermatology)
Source: MedWire News - Dermatology - April 26, 2013 Category: Dermatology Source Type: news
Skin cancer may increase subsequent primary malignancy risk
Research suggests that people with non-melanoma skin cancer are at moderately increased risk for developing other primary malignancies in the future, particularly breast and lung cancer and melanoma. (Source: MedWire News - Oncology)
Source: MedWire News - Oncology - April 26, 2013 Category: Cancer & Oncology Source Type: news
Skin cancer may increase subsequent primary malignancy risk
Research suggests that people with non-melanoma skin cancer are at moderately increased risk for developing other primary malignancies in the future, particularly breast and lung cancer and melanoma. (Source: MedWire News - Respiratory)
Source: MedWire News - Respiratory - April 26, 2013 Category: Respiratory Medicine Source Type: news
The Link Between Non-Melanoma Skin Cancer And Indoor Tanning
The widespread liking for sunbeds continues to place a huge amount of individuals at risk of developing non-melanoma skin cancer. Adding further concern to the link between sunbeds and non-melanoma cancer was a recent study carried out by the University of California, San Francisco. The results of the study were reported on the UCSF website, and predominantly warned that sunbed users are in greater danger the younger they begin to use indoor tanning equipment. Basal cell carcinomas are the growths that appear on the skin and these are categorised as the most common type of skin cancer... (Source: Health News from Medical News Today)
Source: Health News from Medical News Today - April 24, 2013 Category: Consumer Health News Tags: Melanoma / Skin Cancer Source Type: news
Non-Melanoma Skin Cancers Tied to Risk for Other Cancers
Title: Non-Melanoma Skin Cancers Tied to Risk for Other CancersCategory: Health NewsCreated: 4/23/2013 6:36:00 PMLast Editorial Review: 4/24/2013 12:00:00 AM (Source: MedicineNet Cancer General)
Source: MedicineNet Cancer General - April 24, 2013 Category: Cancer & Oncology Source Type: news
Non-Melanoma Skin Cancer Linked To Future Risk Of Other Forms Of Cancers
White people who have types of skin cancer other than melanoma (non-melanoma skin cancer) may be at increased risk of having other forms of cancer in the future, according to a study by US researchers published in this week's PLOS Medicine. The analysis, led by Dr... (Source: Health News from Medical News Today)
Source: Health News from Medical News Today - April 23, 2013 Category: Consumer Health News Tags: Melanoma / Skin Cancer Source Type: news
Non-Melanoma Skin Cancers Tied to Risk for Other Cancers
Findings come from two large, long-term studies of U.S. health professionals (Source: Fertility News - Doctors Lounge)
Source: Fertility News - Doctors Lounge - April 23, 2013 Category: Reproduction Medicine Authors: webmaster at doctorslounge.com Tags: Gynecology, Oncology, Reproductive Medicine, News, Source Type: news
Researchers Observe an Increased Risk of Cancer in People with History of Non-melanoma Skin Cancer
In a study, people with a history of non-melanoma skin cancer had a modestly increased risk of getting cancer in the future, specifically breast and lung cancer in women and melanoma in both men and women (Source: BWH News)
Source: BWH News - April 23, 2013 Category: Hospital Management Source Type: news
Researchers Observe an Increased Risk of Cancer in People with History of Non-melanoma Skin Cancer
In a study, people with a history of non-melanoma skin cancer had a modestly increased risk of getting cancer in the future, specifically breast and lung cancer in women and melanoma in both men and women (Source: BWH for Journalists)
Source: BWH for Journalists - April 23, 2013 Category: Research Source Type: news
Researchers Observe an Increased Risk of Cancer in People with History of Non-melanoma Skin Cancer
In a study, people with a history of non-melanoma skin cancer had a modestly increased risk of getting cancer in the future, specifically breast and lung cancer in women and melanoma in both men and women (Source: BWH News)
Source: BWH News - April 23, 2013 Category: Hospital Management Source Type: news
Saving face the Mohs way
Mohs surgery is now considered the definitive treatment for non- melanoma skin cancers, writesMIKE MILOTTE (Source: The Irish Times - Health)
Source: The Irish Times - Health - March 6, 2013 Category: Consumer Health News Source Type: news
HIV Patients At Two-Fold Higher Risk For Non-Melanoma Skin Cancers
HIV-positive patients have a higher incidence of non-melanoma skin cancers, according to a Kaiser Permanente study that appears in the current online issue of the Journal of the National Cancer Institute. Specifically, basal cell and squamous cell carcinomas occur more than twice as often among HIV-positive individuals compared to those who are HIV-negative. The study cohort of 6,560 HIV-positive and almost 37,000 HIV-negative subjects was drawn from members of Kaiser Permanente Northern California from 1996 to 2008. Overall, HIV-positive subjects had a 2... (Source: Health News from Medical News Today)
Source: Health News from Medical News Today - January 31, 2013 Category: Consumer Health News Tags: HIV / AIDS Source Type: news
Cancer death rates are a third higher in men
The fact that men are more likely than women to both develop and die from cancer has been covered by most of the media today.
The news is based on a report highlighting the excess cancer burden in men (both in terms of cases and deaths), and was produced by Cancer Research UK, the Men’s Health Forum and the National Cancer Intelligence Network.
The results of the report were widely and accurately reported in the media.
The report found that men are at significantly greater risk of both developing and dying from cancer, and the difference in risk increased further when breast and sex-specific cancers, for example cervi...
Source: NHS News Feed - January 29, 2013 Category: Consumer Health News Tags: Cancer QA articles Source Type: news
Study reveals 2-fold higher incidence of non-melanoma skin cancers for HIV patients
(Kaiser Permanente) HIV-positive patients have a higher incidence of non-melanoma skin cancers, according to a Kaiser Permanente study that appears in the current online issue of the Journal of the National Cancer Institute. Specifically, basal cell and squamous cell carcinomas occur more than twice as often among HIV-positive individuals compared to those who are HIV-negative. (Source: EurekAlert! - Medicine and Health)
Source: EurekAlert! - Medicine and Health - January 29, 2013 Category: Global & Universal Source Type: news
