Tag Archive for 'Melanoma'

An experimental vaccine that boosts the immune system’s ability to fight cancers could work in tandem with other cancer therapies to fight aggressive tumors. Image credit: Julio C. Valencia, NCI Center for Cancer Research.

Experimental Vaccine-Adjuvant Combination Eliminates Melanoma in Mice

Sep 13, 2018 by News Staff

A team of scientists from the Scripps Research Institute and the University of Texas Southwestern Medical Center has demonstrated that adding an ‘adjuvant’...

Current skin cancer diagnosis can last a number of weeks and be very upsetting. Multiple stages can involve visiting a GP, being sent to a dermatologist for a skin biopsy, waiting for laboratory analysis, having a sentinel lymph node biopsy under general anesthetic, and then having more tests if the cancer has spread. However, a new imaging system developed by the ADVANCE Consortium could dramatically speed up the process and reduce the need for debilitating sentinel-lymph node biopsies by placing real-time diagnosis in the hands of a dermatologist. Image credit: ADVANCE Consortium.

New Laser Scanner to Detect Skin Cancer in Less Than 30 Seconds

Oct 30, 2017 by News Staff

Researchers from the European project ‘Automatic Detection of VAscular Networks for Cancer Evaluation’ (ADVANCE) have developed the world’s first...

Melanoma is a disease in which malignant cells form in melanocytes. Image credit: Ibdipcan2015 / Terese Winslow / CC BY-SA 4.0.

Novel Drug Reduces Spread of Melanoma by 90%

Jan 6, 2017 by News Staff

A team of scientists at Michigan State University has discovered that a potential new drug, called CCG-203971, reduces the spread of melanoma cells by...

Andrew Rivera et al found that alcohol intake is associated with a modest increase in the risk of melanoma. Image credit: Skitterphoto.

Alcohol Consumption Associated with Increased Risk of Melanoma

Dec 16, 2016 by News Staff

A study by researchers at Harvard Medical School, Indiana University and Brown University reports an association between higher alcohol intake and incidence...

According to Hoel et al, the message of sun avoidance must be changed to acceptance of non-burning sun exposure sufficient to achieve serum 25(OH)D concentration of 30 ng/mL or higher in the sunny season and the general benefits of UV exposure beyond those of vitamin D. Image credit: Biedermann.

Study Says Avoiding the Sun is an Emerging Health Problem

Nov 20, 2016 by News Staff

Americans are increasingly at risk of insufficient sun exposure, according to a landmark study published this week in the Journal of Dermato-Endocrinology. According...