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Melanoma
Melanoma is a type of skin cancer that is created by melanocyctes that have mutated. Melanocytes are pigment cells that are found on the skin. However, melanoma can occur in the intestines and eyes in more rare cases. Melanoma is a common form of cancer and considered the most dangerous form, there a more than 200,000 cases per year. Treatment can include: radiation, surgery, medication, or chemotherapy.
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DEC 23, 2019Health & Medicine
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New research published in the journal Science Signaling suggests surprising insight on melanoma, which although only acc ...Written By: Kathryn DeMuth SullivanJUL 09, 2019Cancer
Russian scientists are developing an ointment to undermine the growth of skin cancer, according to a review recently pub ...Written By: Julia TraversJUL 09, 2019Drug Discovery & Development
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DEC 23, 2019
Health & Medicine
You might assume that by now, most humans are aware of the dangers of indoor tanning beds. However, many popular gyms in
...
Written By:
Tiffany Dazet
DEC 15, 2019
Genetics & Genomics
Curated w/video - CRISPR/Cas9 deletion of an enzyme resulted in longer lasting, more robust therapy.
Written By:
Carmen Leitch
DEC 14, 2019
Cancer
Have you ever taken the antibiotic vancomycin? As a commonly prescribed antibiotic for colitis and infections caused by
...
Written By:
Kathryn DeMuth Sullivan
NOV 28, 2019
Drug Discovery & Development
By the end of the year, an estimated 175,000 men in the United States will have been diagnosed with prostate cancer. Now
...
Written By:
Annie Lennon
NOV 24, 2019
Genetics & Genomics
Australia has the highest rate of skin cancer in the world, with around 49 cases per 100,000 people. Now, researchers at
...
Written By:
Annie Lennon
NOV 18, 2019
Cancer
New research published in Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences suggests that certain “hyperhotspots&rdq
...
Written By:
Kathryn DeMuth Sullivan
NOV 12, 2019
Cancer
As far as skin cancers go, advanced invasive melanoma is quite aggressive – treatment options are still lacking ef
...
Written By:
Kathryn DeMuth Sullivan
NOV 01, 2019
Chemistry & Physics
In a recent study, a group of biomedical researchers at Michigan State University developed a new platform for tweaking
...
Written By:
Daniel Duan
OCT 19, 2019
Cancer
A twist to traditional immunotherapies could help cancer patients’ immune systems better detect cancer cells, maki
...
Written By:
Kathryn DeMuth Sullivan
OCT 03, 2019
Cancer
Research published recently in Cell Stem Cell details the results from a new anticancer immunotherapy that uses invarian
...
Written By:
Kathryn DeMuth Sullivan
SEP 29, 2019
Drug Discovery & Development
Ten years ago, just 5% of people with advanced melanoma (skin cancer) lived more than five years after being diagnosed.
...
Written By:
Annie Lennon
SEP 22, 2019
Cancer
I can’t be the only one who has ever looked at a suspicious freckle and wondered, “Could this be skin cancer
...
Written By:
Kathryn DeMuth Sullivan
SEP 12, 2019
Cancer
A study published recently in Chemistry -- A European Journal features research on the golden cancer treatments of the f
...
Written By:
Kathryn DeMuth Sullivan
AUG 27, 2019
Health & Medicine
Researchers from the Massachusetts Institute of Technology (MIT) have developed a fast-acting skin patch that effectivel
...
Written By:
Tiffany Dazet
JUL 31, 2019
Cancer
New research published in the journal Science Signaling suggests surprising insight on melanoma, which although only acc
...
Written By:
Kathryn DeMuth Sullivan
JUL 09, 2019
Cancer
Russian scientists are developing an ointment to undermine the growth of skin cancer, according to a review recently pub
...
Written By:
Julia Travers
JUL 09, 2019
Drug Discovery & Development
Uveal melanoma is a rare and aggressive type of melanoma that targets the eye and affects an estimated 2,500 people in t
...
Written By:
Nouran Amin
JUL 07, 2019
Immunology
Scientists at the Sanford Burnham Prebys Medical Discovery Institute found that the RNF5 enzyme, produced by a gene in g
...
Written By:
Amanda Mikyska
JUL 02, 2019
Cancer
The large, complex molecules known as proteins perform many crucial functions in the human body. By carrying out diverse
...
Written By:
Julia Travers
JUN 16, 2019
Cancer
A recent study published in the Journal of the National Cancer Institute reports that mortality rates for patients with
...
Written By:
Kathryn DeMuth Sullivan
JUN 13, 2019
Cancer
Drug resistance is a major hindrance to cancer treatment. Researchers from Duke University, MIT and the University of Rh
...
Written By:
Julia Travers
JUN 11, 2019
Cancer
In May 2019, the Annual Report to the Nation on the Status of Cancer was released. It finds a continuing decline in canc
...
Written By:
Julia Travers
MAY 24, 2019
Cancer
Skin cancer treatments can vary widely depending on the severity of the cancer. We’ll look at some of the most com
...
Written By:
Julia Travers
MAY 14, 2019
Cancer
Exposure to ultraviolet (UV) radiation from the sun is the main cause of skin cancer, which affects about one in five Am
...
Written By:
Julia Travers