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Penn State researchers create smart, targeted system to attack specific cancers types

Many groups are working to discover new, safer ways to deliver drugs that fight cancer to the tumor without damaging healthy cells.

4 Jan 2017

Columbia University Medical Center to evaluate Biocept's Target Selector platform to diagnose LM in breast cancer patients

Biocept, Inc., a leading commercial provider of clinically actionable liquid biopsy tests designed to improve the outcomes of cancer patients, announces that Columbia University Medical Center will conduct a study to evaluate the clinical utility of the Company's Target Selector™ platform to diagnose leptomeningeal metastases (LM) in patients with breast cancer.

30 Dec 2016

New research letter compares melanoma death and incidence by states and geographic regions

A new research letter published online by JAMA Dermatology compares melanoma death and incidence by states and in four geographic regions.

30 Dec 2016

Nanodiscs deliver customized therapeutic vaccine for treatment of colon, melanoma cancers

Researchers at the University of Michigan have had initial success in mice using nanodiscs to deliver a customized therapeutic vaccine for the treatment of colon and melanoma cancer tumors.

27 Dec 2016

UNC scientists develop new tool to study G-protein signaling

Scientists from the UNC School of Medicine have developed a new tool for studying a key process in cells called G-protein signaling, which plays a central role in the normal functioning of cells and can go awry to cause severe disease, including cancers.

22 Dec 2016

Dual treatment strategies lengthen lives of mice with skin cancer

By combining two treatment strategies, both aimed at boosting the immune system's killer T cells, Johns Hopkins researchers report they lengthened the lives of mice with skin cancer more than by using either strategy on its own.

21 Dec 2016

Research sheds new light on key drivers of cancer metastasis

Latest research from New Zealand's University of Otago is shedding new light on why and how cancer cells spread from primary tumours to other parts of the body. This phenomenon - known as metastasis - causes about 90 per cent of all cancer deaths.

21 Dec 2016

Breast cancer patient finds new hope with potentially revolutionary treatment

City of Hope patient Susan Young has had a remarkable response to a potentially revolutionary new treatment, a combination of the p53 cancer vaccine and a drug that blocks a specific cancer-aiding protein.

21 Dec 2016

Research findings reveal new powerful role of sunlight on immunity

Sunlight allows us to make vitamin D, credited with healthier living, but a surprise research finding could reveal another powerful benefit of getting some sun.

20 Dec 2016

HCI receives $8.8 million NIH grant to lead colon cancer study

Huntsman Cancer Institute at the University of Utah will head an international study to find out how lifestyle and other health factors impact colon and rectal cancer outcomes.

19 Dec 2016

How to stay safe in the sun

When choosing a sunscreen, you must first consider what you will be doing when wearing it, for example if you're running, the sunscreen you choose must be able to withstand sweating.

19 Dec 2016

Study addresses cost-effectiveness of checkpoint inhibitors for advanced melanoma in Hong Kong

Immunotherapy with pembrolizumab has been deemed a cost-effective first line treatment for advanced melanoma patients in Hong Kong, researchers report at the ESMO Asia 2016 Congress in Singapore.

17 Dec 2016

Researchers develop new method to identify antigens for cancer treatment

New cancer therapies harness the immune system to fight tumors. One of the main principles behind these therapies is to find out precisely which molecules on cancer cells trigger an immune response.

16 Dec 2016

Study reveals men diagnosed with prostate cancer more likely to die of other diseases

Starting in 1993 and ending in 2001, ten academic medical centers in the United States screened 76,685 men and 78,216 women for prostate, lung, colorectal and ovarian cancers.

8 Dec 2016

Research shows alternative strategy to administer antibody-based immunotherapy for bladder cancer

Antibody-based immunotherapy is a new promising method to treat cancer. Unfortunately, today's treatments can result in adverse side effects.

8 Dec 2016

Scientists find novel way for earlier detection of deadly Merkel cell carcinoma

Scientists have found a way to detect earlier if a deadly cancer, Merkel cell carcinoma (MCC), is recurring in patients, according to a paper to be published 11 a.m. Eastern time, Dec. 7, in the journal Cancer.

7 Dec 2016

Study shows involvement of lipid metabolism in tumour metastasis

A study headed by Salvador Aznar Benitah, ICREA researcher at the Institute for Research in Biomedicine, and published today in Nature identifies metastasis-initiating cells through a specific marker, namely the protein CD36.

7 Dec 2016

Age restriction on indoor tanning could save thousands from melanoma

An age restriction on indoor tanning could save thousands of lives and millions of dollars, according to new research published online in the Journal of the American Academy of Dermatology.

6 Dec 2016

Study highlights requirement of protein in initiation of apoptosis in uveal melanoma

New research from the University of Liverpool has identified the role of a specific protein in the human body that can help prevent the survival and spread of eye cancer, by initiating cancer 'cell-suicide'.

6 Dec 2016

ACS approves $1.7 million funding for new research grants to Yale University

The American Cancer Society, the largest non-government, not-for-profit funding source of cancer research in the United States, has approved funding for three new research grants totaling over $1.7 million to investigators at Yale University.

2 Dec 2016

Melanoma News and Research

Latest Melanoma News and Research

Penn State researchers create smart, targeted system to attack specific cancers types

Columbia University Medical Center to evaluate Biocept's Target Selector platform to diagnose LM in breast cancer patients

New research letter compares melanoma death and incidence by states and geographic regions

Nanodiscs deliver customized therapeutic vaccine for treatment of colon, melanoma cancers

UNC scientists develop new tool to study G-protein signaling

Dual treatment strategies lengthen lives of mice with skin cancer

Research sheds new light on key drivers of cancer metastasis

Breast cancer patient finds new hope with potentially revolutionary treatment

Research findings reveal new powerful role of sunlight on immunity

HCI receives $8.8 million NIH grant to lead colon cancer study

How to stay safe in the sun

Study addresses cost-effectiveness of checkpoint inhibitors for advanced melanoma in Hong Kong

Researchers develop new method to identify antigens for cancer treatment

Study reveals men diagnosed with prostate cancer more likely to die of other diseases

Research shows alternative strategy to administer antibody-based immunotherapy for bladder cancer

Scientists find novel way for earlier detection of deadly Merkel cell carcinoma

Study shows involvement of lipid metabolism in tumour metastasis

Age restriction on indoor tanning could save thousands from melanoma

Study highlights requirement of protein in initiation of apoptosis in uveal melanoma

ACS approves $1.7 million funding for new research grants to Yale University

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