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The potential of grape consumption to modulate UV-induced skin erythema

A recent Antioxidants study evaluated the effect of grape consumption on reducing UV-induced skin erythema.

2 Dec 2022

Grape consumption protects against ultraviolet UV damage to the skin

A recent human study published this week in the scientific journal Antioxidants found that consuming grapes protected against ultraviolet (UV) damage to the skin. Study subjects showed increased resistance to sunburn after consuming 2 ¼ cups of grapes every day for two weeks.

30 Nov 2022

Stem cell crosstalk with the microenvironment creates a loop of tumor-promoting factors

What drives tumor growth? Is it a few rogue cells imposing their will upon healthy tissue, or diseased tissue bringing out the worst in otherwise peaceable cells? Or is it a back-and-forth, a dialogue between the two?

30 Nov 2022

New therapeutic windows for developing effective treatments for metastatic tumors

Cancer that splits and develops in new organs around the body becomes significantly more difficult to fight. Now, researchers at Chalmers University of Technology, Sweden, have shown that these metastatic cancers, that spread from the original, adapt their metabolism to the tissue in which they grow. The discovery represents a breakthrough for the understanding of metastatic cancer and is an important piece of the puzzle in the search for more effective treatments.

17 Nov 2022

Study identifies a subset of melanoma patients with very low risk of death

Although melanoma is the most serious type of skin cancer, most patients have high chances of surviving the disease.

7 Nov 2022

Polygenic hazard score could be effective for predicting genetic risk of lethal prostate cancer

Tapping into the Million Veteran Program, an ongoing national research effort to learn how genes, lifestyle and military exposures affect the health of participants, researchers at University of California San Diego School of Medicine and the VA San Diego Healthcare System, with colleagues elsewhere, report that a polygenic hazard score based on 290 genetic variants could be an effective tool for predicting genetic risk of lethal prostate cancer.

31 Oct 2022

Artificial intelligence-based method may help predict early-stage melanoma recurrence

Most deaths from melanoma-;the most lethal form of skin cancer-;occur in patients who were initially diagnosed with early-stage melanoma and then later experienced a recurrence that is typically not detected until it has spread or metastasized.

31 Oct 2022

New way of reprogramming immune cells shown to work in melanoma

A new way of reprogramming our immune cells to shrink or kill off cancer cells has been shown to work in the otherwise hard-to-treat and devastating skin cancer, melanoma.

31 Oct 2022

AI model could be used to enable more effective care for skin cancer patients

The artificial intelligence model could be utilized to enable more effective care for skin cancer patients and could lead to similar breakthroughs in the diagnosis and treatment of other cancers.

7 Oct 2022

Black women more likely to die from breast cancer despite lower incidence, ACS report finds

While breast cancer death rates dropped by 43% from 1989 to 2020, Black women continue to be 40% more likely to die from the disease despite lower incidence.

3 Oct 2022

Research uncovers novel predictors of immune checkpoint inhibitor therapy for melanoma

Immune checkpoint inhibitor (ICI) therapy is a type of treatment for melanoma, the deadliest form of skin cancer, which blocks proteins on tumor or immune cells that prevent the immune system from killing cancer cells.

19 Sep 2022

Antibiotics accelerate metastatic bone growth in mice with melanoma by depleting intestinal flora

The use of broad-spectrum antibiotics in mice with malignant melanoma, an aggressive form of skin cancer, accelerated their metastatic bone growth, likely because the drugs depleted the mice's intestinal flora and weakened their immune response, according to a new study by researchers at Emory University in Atlanta.

12 Sep 2022

UQ researchers receive international funding to combat melanoma in US troops

Researchers at The University of Queensland have been awarded international funding to combat an expected escalation of skin cancer cases in US troops who served in Iraq and Afghanistan.

12 Sep 2022

Survey: 'Healthy tan' and other myths about sun safety are alive in Europe, other countries

8 in 10 Europeans believe tans are attractive with almost as many (73%) saying tans are healthy, according to a new study presented today at the 31st European Academy of Dermatology and Venereology (EADV) Congress.

9 Sep 2022

Novel skin imaging technology improves the accuracy of basal cell carcinoma diagnosis

A novel imaging technique significantly improves the accuracy of the diagnosis of basal cell carcinoma (BCC) – the most frequent skin cancer – compared to clinical and dermoscopic examinations alone, according to new research being presented at the 31st European Academy of Dermatology and Venereology Congress.

7 Sep 2022

Vitamin D levels affect overall survival for skin cancer patients

Vitamin D levels affect overall survival for melanoma (skin cancer) patients, a new study presented at the 31st European Academy of Dermatology and Venereology (EADV) Congress has shown.

7 Sep 2022

Inhibiting a key metabolic enzyme selectively kills melanoma cells and stops tumor growth

Researchers at Sanford Burnham Prebys, led by Ze'ev Ronai, Ph.D., have shown for the first time that inhibiting a key metabolic enzyme selectively kills melanoma cells and stops tumor growth.

1 Sep 2022

Moffitt study uses computer modeling to demonstrate the impact of skin homeostasis on driver and passenger mutations

All normal human tissues acquire mutations over time. Some of these mutations may be driver mutations that promote the development of cancer through increased proliferation and survival, while other mutations may be neutral passenger mutations that have no impact on cancer development.

30 Aug 2022

Discovery points to new drug targets that could prevent cancer spread

Any cancer cell migrating from a tumor to set up shop elsewhere in the body will face a brutal attack from an immune system programmed to seek and destroy abnormal cells.

22 Aug 2022

Study evaluates the tumor-modulatory effects of opsins on melanoma cancer

Melanopsin (OPN4) is a light-sensing protein found in skin and retina cells. A new study conducted at the University of São Paulo (USP) in Brazil suggests that OPN4 can also participate in the development and progression of melanoma, the most aggressive type of skin cancer.

10 Aug 2022

Skin Cancer News and Research

Latest Skin Cancer News and Research

The potential of grape consumption to modulate UV-induced skin erythema

Grape consumption protects against ultraviolet UV damage to the skin

Stem cell crosstalk with the microenvironment creates a loop of tumor-promoting factors

New therapeutic windows for developing effective treatments for metastatic tumors

Study identifies a subset of melanoma patients with very low risk of death

Polygenic hazard score could be effective for predicting genetic risk of lethal prostate cancer

Artificial intelligence-based method may help predict early-stage melanoma recurrence

New way of reprogramming immune cells shown to work in melanoma

AI model could be used to enable more effective care for skin cancer patients

Black women more likely to die from breast cancer despite lower incidence, ACS report finds

Research uncovers novel predictors of immune checkpoint inhibitor therapy for melanoma

Antibiotics accelerate metastatic bone growth in mice with melanoma by depleting intestinal flora

UQ researchers receive international funding to combat melanoma in US troops

Survey: 'Healthy tan' and other myths about sun safety are alive in Europe, other countries

Novel skin imaging technology improves the accuracy of basal cell carcinoma diagnosis

Vitamin D levels affect overall survival for skin cancer patients

Inhibiting a key metabolic enzyme selectively kills melanoma cells and stops tumor growth

Moffitt study uses computer modeling to demonstrate the impact of skin homeostasis on driver and passenger mutations

Discovery points to new drug targets that could prevent cancer spread

Study evaluates the tumor-modulatory effects of opsins on melanoma cancer

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