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Cardiovascular disease and malignant melanoma
In the last decade, systemic therapies such as immune checkpoint inhibitors and BRAF-MEK inhibitors have improved the prognosis of high-risk and advanced melanoma. With improved survival, melanoma survivorship is increasingly important, particularly in patients who have a good prognosis or are diagnosed at a younger age. It is increasingly recognized that cancer and its treatment is associated with increased cardiovascular morbidity and mortality. Indeed, data from observational studies and meta-analyses of randomized controls trials in melanoma show that systemic therapies may be associated with cardiac toxicities, such a...
Source: Melanoma Research - April 29, 2022 Category: Cancer & Oncology Tags: Review article Source Type: research

Functional aging trajectories of older cancer survivors: a latent growth analysis of the US Health and Retirement Study
CONCLUSION: Older cancer survivors experience heterogeneous trajectories of functional aging that are largely characterized by comorbidities prior to diagnosis.IMPLICATION FOR CANCER SURVIVORS: Results can help identify older cancer survivors at increased risk for accelerated functional decline.PMID:35218520 | DOI:10.1007/s11764-022-01185-0
Source: Cancer Control - February 26, 2022 Category: Cancer & Oncology Authors: Ashly C Westrick Kenneth M Langa Marisa Eastman Monica Ospina-Romero Megan A Mullins Lindsay C Kobayashi Source Type: research

Cancers, Vol. 14, Pages 118: Percutaneous Hepatic Perfusion (PHP) with Melphalan in Liver-Dominant Metastatic Uveal Melanoma: The German Experience
In conclusion, PHP is a safe and effective salvage treatment for liver-dominant metastatic uveal melanoma. Serious AEs—though rare—demand careful patient selection.
Source: Cancers - December 27, 2021 Category: Cancer & Oncology Authors: Cornelia L. A. Dewald Mia-Maria Warnke Roland Br üning Martin A. Schneider Peter Wohlmuth Jan B. Hinrichs Anna Saborowski Arndt Vogel Frank K. Wacker Tags: Article Source Type: research

Blood Cholesterol and Outcome of Patients with Cancer under Regular Cardiological Surveillance
Curr Oncol. 2021 Feb 12;28(1):863-872. doi: 10.3390/curroncol28010085.ABSTRACTCardiovascular (CV) diseases and cancer share several similarities, including common risk factors. In the present investigation we assessed the relationship between cholesterol levels and mortality in a cardiooncological collective. In total, 551 patients receiving anticancer treatment were followed over a median of 41 (95% CI 40, 43) months and underwent regular cardiological surveillance. A total of 140 patients (25.4%) died during this period. Concomitant cardiac diseases were more common in patients who deceased (53 (37.9%) vs. 67 (16.3%), p ...
Source: Current Oncology - February 22, 2021 Category: Cancer & Oncology Authors: Anna Lena Hohneck Stephanie Rosenkaimer Ralf-Dieter Hofheinz Ibrahim Akin Martin Borggrefe Stefan Gerhards Source Type: research

NAMPT as a Dedifferentiation-Inducer Gene: NAD+ as Core Axis for Glioma Cancer Stem-Like Cells Maintenance
Conclusion and Perspectives Gliomas are the most prevalent primary brain cancer in adults and include a broad category of tumors including astrocytoma, oligodendroglioma, and GBM. Regardless of tumor aggressiveness, malignancy, and infiltration, these glia-derived tumors rarely exceed a median survival time of 12–14 months. Driven by the infiltrative nature of these tumors, the clinical approach is difficult and relapses often occur with fatal consequences. These unsuccessful attempts to control glioma's fate have fostered research looking for more effective therapies. (GSCs) are a small subset of CD133&#...
Source: Frontiers in Oncology - May 2, 2019 Category: Cancer & Oncology Source Type: research

A prospective study of cancer survivors and risk of sepsis within the REGARDS cohort
ConclusionIn this prospective cohort of community-dwelling adults we observed that cancer survivors had more than a 2.5-fold increased risk of sepsis. Public health efforts should attempt to mitigate sepsis risk by awareness and appropriate treatment (e.g., antibiotic administration) to cancer survivors with suspected infection regardless of the number of years since cancer remission.
Source: Cancer Epidemiology - July 10, 2018 Category: Cancer & Oncology Source Type: research

Cystatin C takes part in melanoma-microglia cross-talk:  possible implications for brain metastasis
AbstractThe development of melanoma brain metastasis is largely dependent on mutual interactions between the melanoma cells and cells in the brain microenvironment. Here, we report that the extracellular cysteine protease inhibitor cystatin C (CysC) is involved in these interactions. Microglia-derived factors upregulated CysC secretion by melanoma. Similarly, melanoma-derived factors upregulated CysC secretion by microglia. Whereas CysC enhanced melanoma cell migration through a layer of brain endothelial cells, it inhibited the migration of microglia cells toward melanoma cells. CysC was also found to promote the formatio...
Source: Clinical and Experimental Metastasis - May 2, 2018 Category: Cancer & Oncology Source Type: research

Periodontal disease and risk of all cancers among male never smokers: an updated analysis of the Health Professionals Follow-up Study
Conclusions Advanced periodontitis was associated with a 2.5-fold increase in smoking-related cancers among never smokers. Periodontitis may impact cancer risk through system immune dysregulation. Further studies need to examine the immune impact of advanced periodontitis on cancer, especially for cancers known to be caused by smoking.
Source: Annals of Oncology - April 20, 2016 Category: Cancer & Oncology Authors: Michaud, D. S., Kelsey, K. T., Papathanasiou, E., Genco, C. A., Giovannucci, E. Tags: epidemiology Source Type: research

Proprotein convertase subtilisin/kexin type 9 deficiency reduces melanoma metastasis in liver.
Abstract High circulating cholesterol is associated with hypercholesterolemia, atherosclerosis, and stroke. However, the relation between cholesterol and tumorigenesis/metastasis is controversial. The proprotein convertase subtilisin/kexin type 9 (PCSK9) regulates low-density lipoprotein cholesterol homeostasis by targeting the low-density lipoprotein receptor (LDLR) for degradation. PCSK9 is mostly expressed in liver, which is one of the most common sites for metastatic disease. To reveal the function of PCSK9 and also evaluate the impact of cholesterol in liver metastasis development, B16F1 melanoma cells were i...
Source: Neoplasia - December 1, 2012 Category: Cancer & Oncology Authors: Sun X, Essalmani R, Day R, Khatib AM, Seidah NG, Prat A Tags: Neoplasia Source Type: research