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New prototype technique improves diagnosis of cancer tissue during operation

Tissue-conserving cancer surgery is a highly skilled procedure which involves time-consuming tissue preparation to detect the margins of cancerous tissue. The goal is to remove as much of the tumour as possible while sparing healthy tissue.

18 Sep 2013

Inside Jersey magazine names Rutgers Cancer Institute of New Jersey physicians among Top Doctors

Several physicians at Rutgers Cancer Institute of New Jersey have been named as a 'Top Doctor' by Inside Jersey magazine.

17 Sep 2013

Research finding offers new approach to treating melanoma

Scientists at Sanford-Burnham Medical Research Institute today announced the discovery that a gene encoding an enzyme, phosphoinositide-dependent kinase-1, plays an essential role in the development and progression of melanoma. The finding offers a new approach to treating this life-threatening disease.

17 Sep 2013

Smoking-cessation in HIV-positive individuals: an interview with Dr Ellen R. Gritz, University of Texas MD Anderson Cancer Center

In the general population, current smoking prevalence is 18%. Persons living with HIV/AIDS smoke at a rate 2 to 3 times higher, up to almost 70% in some studies.

16 Sep 2013

Longer looks: Understanding the mind; facebook depression; planning for a successful end of life

Every week reporter Ankita Rao selects interesting reading from around the Web.

13 Sep 2013

Protein plays important role in process of degradation of tumour cells, say researchers

When tumour cells no longer degrade themselves, cancer may develop. Using black skin cancer as an example, Bern Researchers have now shown that a protein plays an important role in the process of degradation of tumour cells. By reactivating this degradation therapeutically, you can virtually force tumours to digest themselves.

12 Sep 2013

T-rays are ideal for detecting early signs of melanoma

The technology that peeks underneath clothing at airport security screening check points has great potential for looking underneath human skin to diagnose cancer at its earliest and most treatable stages, a scientist said here today.

12 Sep 2013

Cooper Aerobics commit to help Flexjet owners prevent health issues while traveling

From staying hydrated to avoiding jet lag, Cooper Aerobics is making a commitment to help Flexjet owners prevent health issues while traveling. As part of its new alliance with Cooper Aerobics – a prestigious health and wellness center in Dallas – Flexjet, one of the world's leading fractional jet ownership services providers, has selected Founder and Chairman Kenneth Cooper, M.D., M.P.H., and CEO Tyler Cooper, M.D., M.P.H., as its official health advisors.

10 Sep 2013

Researchers start Phase I clinical trial of implantable vaccine for treatment of melanoma

A cross-disciplinary team of scientists, engineers, and clinicians announced today that they have begun a Phase I clinical trial of an implantable vaccine to treat melanoma, the most lethal form of skin cancer.

7 Sep 2013

Viewpoints: Texas and Florida should concentrate on uninsured; health law's costs to young adults being overlooked; obscure case could impact abortion issues

A new Census Bureau report documents the alarming percentages of people in Texas and Florida without health insurance. Leaders of both states should hang their heads in shame because they have been among the most resistant in the nation to providing coverage for the uninsured under the Affordable Care Act, the law that Republicans deride as "Obamacare" (9/4).

6 Sep 2013

Natural compound in broccoli helps reduce risk for skin cancer

With skin cancer emerging as one of the world's most prevalent forms of cancer, researchers are using every tool at their disposal to fight this disease. The tool of choice for Sally Dickinson, PhD? Broccoli.

5 Sep 2013

State highlights: At least 58 U.S. abortion clinics close after new, tighter laws; Minn. to end high-risk pool; Texas minors forbidden from tanning salons

At least 58 U.S. abortion clinics -- almost 1 in 10 -- have shut or stopped providing the procedure since 2011 as access vanishes faster than ever amid a Republican-led push to legislate the industry out of existence. A wave of regulations that makes it too expensive or logistically impossible for facilities to remain in business drove at least a third of the closings (Deprez, 9/3).

5 Sep 2013

First Edition: September 4, 2013

Todays headlines include reports about how the Balitmore Ravens will be part of the effort to raise public awareness about Maryland's health exchange.

4 Sep 2013

Oral sunscreens not as effective as traditional lotions and creams, warns Loyola dermatologist

While it might be nice to pop a pill to protect your skin from the sun, a Loyola University Health System dermatologist warns that oral sunscreens are not as effective as traditional lotions and creams.

29 Aug 2013

Vanderbilt adds genetic screening for drug tacrolimus to PREDICT program

Vanderbilt has added genetic screening for the drug tacrolimus to its personalize medicine pharmacogenomics program PREDICT. The new drug screening protocol was added following data that shows a single genetic variation largely impacts different dose requirements for patients.

27 Aug 2013

Northwestern surgical oncologists use minimally invasive procedure to remove malignant melanoma

That's when she received the results from her dermatologist, who removed a part of the blister and had it tested. It turns out that little red bump was malignant melanoma, the leading cause of skin cancer death in the United States. It's a cancer that kills one person every hour, which translates to more than 8,700 Americans each year.

27 Aug 2013

Moffitt Cancer Center study could offer hope to melanoma sufferers

A new study at Moffitt Cancer Center could offer hope to people with melanoma, the deadliest form of skin cancer. Researchers are investigating whether an injectable known as PV-10 can shrink tumors and reduce the spread of cancer.

23 Aug 2013

MC1R mutation responsible for red hair phenotype also promotes cancer-causing pathway

A person's skin pigment, which determines hair color and skin tone, is influenced by the melanocortin-1 (MC1R) gene receptor. For the population's one to two percent of redheads, a mutation in MC1R accounts for their red hair color and typical light skin.

23 Aug 2013

Illinois prohibits minors under age of 18 from indoor tanning

Illinois has joined Vermont, California, Oregon, Nevada and Texas by passing legislation that prohibits minors under the age of 18 from indoor tanning. Following similar ordinances recently put in place in Springfield and Chicago, this law is based on significant scientific evidence that links indoor tanning to increased risk of developing melanoma and other forms of skin cancer.

19 Aug 2013

GHI research aims to target breast cancer stem-like cells using immunotherapy

New hope is on its way for the fight against breast cancer as Griffith Health Institute research aims to target the disease with immune-based therapies.

16 Aug 2013

Skin Cancer News and Research

Latest Skin Cancer News and Research

New prototype technique improves diagnosis of cancer tissue during operation

Inside Jersey magazine names Rutgers Cancer Institute of New Jersey physicians among Top Doctors

Research finding offers new approach to treating melanoma

Smoking-cessation in HIV-positive individuals: an interview with Dr Ellen R. Gritz, University of Texas MD Anderson Cancer Center

Longer looks: Understanding the mind; facebook depression; planning for a successful end of life

Protein plays important role in process of degradation of tumour cells, say researchers

T-rays are ideal for detecting early signs of melanoma

Cooper Aerobics commit to help Flexjet owners prevent health issues while traveling

Researchers start Phase I clinical trial of implantable vaccine for treatment of melanoma

Viewpoints: Texas and Florida should concentrate on uninsured; health law's costs to young adults being overlooked; obscure case could impact abortion issues

Natural compound in broccoli helps reduce risk for skin cancer

State highlights: At least 58 U.S. abortion clinics close after new, tighter laws; Minn. to end high-risk pool; Texas minors forbidden from tanning salons

First Edition: September 4, 2013

Oral sunscreens not as effective as traditional lotions and creams, warns Loyola dermatologist

Vanderbilt adds genetic screening for drug tacrolimus to PREDICT program

Northwestern surgical oncologists use minimally invasive procedure to remove malignant melanoma

Moffitt Cancer Center study could offer hope to melanoma sufferers

MC1R mutation responsible for red hair phenotype also promotes cancer-causing pathway

Illinois prohibits minors under age of 18 from indoor tanning

GHI research aims to target breast cancer stem-like cells using immunotherapy

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