Former'Real Housewife' Teddi Mellencamp Reveals Another Melanoma Diagnosis
THURSDAY, Sept. 14, 2023 -- Reality TV star and wellness coach Teddi Mellencamp announced on Instagram Wednesday that she has been diagnosed with yet another melanoma.
This is Mellencamp’s 12th or 13th melanoma, she said, noting in an... (Source: Drugs.com - Daily MedNews)
Source: Drugs.com - Daily MedNews - September 14, 2023 Category: General Medicine Source Type: news
Can Skin Bleaching Lead to Cancer? Can Skin Bleaching Lead to Cancer?
The use of skin-lightening products is associated with a wide range of complications. Is squamous cell carcinoma one of them?Medscape Medical News (Source: Medscape Internal Medicine Headlines)
Source: Medscape Internal Medicine Headlines - September 11, 2023 Category: Internal Medicine Tags: Dermatology News Source Type: news
Jimmy Buffett ’s Greatest Hits Album Enters Top 10 for First Time Following His Death
Zach Bryan has the No. 1 album in the United States for the second week in a row, while Jimmy Buffett’s 1985 album launched to No. 4 following the performer’s death on Sept. 1 after a long battle with skin cancer. Buffett’s “Songs You Know by Heart: Jimmy Buffett’s Greatest Hit(s),” narrowly…#zachbryan #jimmybuffett #songsyouknow #greatesthits #margaritaville #warnerrecords #kaceymusgraves #iremembereverything #oklahoma #quittintime (Source: Reuters: Health)
Source: Reuters: Health - September 11, 2023 Category: Consumer Health News Source Type: news
Drug Trials Snapshot: OPDUALAG
OPDUALAG is a fixed-drug combination of nivolumab and relatlimab. OPDUALAG is used to treat adult and pediatric patients 12 years of age or older with a type of skin cancer called melanoma that cannot be removed by surgery (unresectable) or has spread to other parts of the body (metastatic). (Source: FDA Center for Drug Evaluation and Research - What's New)
Source: FDA Center for Drug Evaluation and Research - What's New - September 11, 2023 Category: Drugs & Pharmacology Authors: FDA Source Type: news
Jimmy Buffett's daughter posts tribute after his death: ‘I will always keep the party going’
Jimmy Buffett's daughter posted a touching tribute to her father, days after the singer-songwriter died following a 4-year battle with skin cancer. "I knew my dad my whole life, but in his final days, I saw who he was: a man whose spirit could not be broken," Delaney Buffett wrote on Instagram…#jimmybuffett #delaneybuffett #grammy #caribbean #margaritaville #delaney (Source: Reuters: Health)
Source: Reuters: Health - September 7, 2023 Category: Consumer Health News Source Type: news
In Situ, Invasive Melanoma Diagnoses Decreased in 2020
THURSDAY, Sept. 7, 2023 -- During 2020, there were decreases seen for in situ and invasive melanoma diagnoses, according to a research letter published online Sept. 6 in JAMA Dermatology.
Daniel Y. Kim, from Harvard Medical School, and Rebecca I.... (Source: Drugs.com - Pharma News)
Source: Drugs.com - Pharma News - September 7, 2023 Category: Pharmaceuticals Source Type: news
Awh, Fay Awarded ASA David Mandelbaum Medical Student Grant Targeting Melanoma and Skin Cancer
Katherine Awh and Christopher Fay, research fellows in the Department of Dermatology, were awarded the 2023 David Mandelbaum Medical Student Grant Targeting Melanoma and Skin Cancer from the American Skin Association (ASA) for their project, “A Pilot (Source: BWH News)
Source: BWH News - September 7, 2023 Category: Hospital Management Source Type: news
What to Know About the Rare Cancer That Killed Jimmy Buffett
The passing of popular singer and song writer Jimmy Buffett, who died Friday at age 76 from Merkel cell carcinoma, has thrust this form of skin cancer into the spotlight. But what exactly is it? (Source: WebMD Health)
Source: WebMD Health - September 6, 2023 Category: Consumer Health News Source Type: news
What is Merkel cell carcinoma? This rare form of skin cancer killed Jimmy Buffett after a 4-year battle
Jimmy Buffett died after a four-year battle with Merkel cell carcinoma. DM.com answers questions about it --what it is, how it wreaks havoc on the body, and what causes it. (Source: the Mail online | Health)
Source: the Mail online | Health - September 4, 2023 Category: Consumer Health News Source Type: news
Jimmy Buffett Died of Rare Form of Skin Cancer
Jimmy Buffett died of skin cancer at his home in Sag Harbor, N.Y., on Long Island, according to a statement on the singer-songwriter’s website. After Mr. Buffett died on Friday at age 76, his site announced the death but did not give a cause or specify where he died. In an update over the weekend,…#jimmybuffett #sagharbor #ny #longisland #margaritaville #paradise #jimihendrix #hawaiian #parrotheads (Source: Reuters: Health)
Source: Reuters: Health - September 4, 2023 Category: Consumer Health News Source Type: news
UK heatwave warning for deadly melanoma skin cancer — look out for the 'ugly duckling'
The Met Office says the heatwave will peak on Wednesday and Thursday, but with glorious sunshine comes severe health risks. (Source: Daily Express - Health)
Source: Daily Express - Health - September 4, 2023 Category: Consumer Health News Source Type: news
Jimmy Buffett died after a 4-year fight with a rare skin cancer
SAG HARBOR, N.Y. — Jimmy Buffett, whose sun-drenched songs celebrated life by the shore, died of a rare, aggressive skin cancer, according to a statement on his website. Buffett, 76, had Merkel cell cancer, according to the statement, which was posted after initial news of his death emerged…#sagharbor #ny #jimmybuffett #margaritaville #hamptons #rhodeisland #mayoclinic #paradise (Source: Reuters: Health)
Source: Reuters: Health - September 4, 2023 Category: Consumer Health News Source Type: news
Merkel Cell Carcinoma: What To Know About The Skin Cancer That Killed Jimmy Buffett
Vacation extraordinaire and topical rockstar Jimmy Buffett died Friday night from an aggressive form of skin cancer called Merkel cell carcinoma, a rare disease that impacts only one in 130,000 Americans each year and is often caused by exposure to the sun. Buffett, 76, had been fighting Merkel…#jimmybuffett #longisland #baptisthealth #margaritaville #big8 #kneedeep #zacbrown #rhodeisland #brigham #boston (Source: Reuters: Health)
Source: Reuters: Health - September 3, 2023 Category: Consumer Health News Source Type: news
Study could help explain why certain brain tumors don ’t respond well to immunotherapy
Key takeawaysImmunotherapy has been effective in treating certain types of cancer, including those that spread into the brain. But it has little effect in fighting glioblastoma, an aggressive cancer that originates in the brain.UCLA-led research revealed that immune checkpoint blockade, a type of immunotherapy, triggers a process that fights tumors more effectively in cancers that spread to the brain than it does in glioblastoma.The finding could help scientists develop strategies for more effective immunotherapy for treating brain cancers that originate in the brain, like glioblastoma.A study led by researchers at the UCL...
Source: UCLA Newsroom: Health Sciences - September 1, 2023 Category: Universities & Medical Training Source Type: news
Making One Key Connection May Increase HPV Vax Uptake Making One Key Connection May Increase HPV Vax Uptake
Most of the 288 adults surveyed were not aware that HPV causes oropharyngeal squamous cell carcinoma and had not been told of the relationship by their healthcare provider.MDedge News (Source: Medscape Hematology-Oncology Headlines)
Source: Medscape Hematology-Oncology Headlines - September 1, 2023 Category: Cancer & Oncology Tags: Infectious Diseases News Source Type: news
