Skin Cancer News and Research

Latest Skin Cancer News and Research

Tips for protection against sun damage

It's never too early to start protecting yourself against sun damage, and if you are a teenage girl this message is especially important.

13 Apr 2010

Mayo Clinic Health Letter: UV light slows skin cell overgrowth, alters immune system

Ultraviolet light -- a culprit behind sunburns, wrinkles and skin cancer -- offers benefits for some skin conditions, according to the April issue of Mayo Clinic Health Letter.

9 Apr 2010

Bill to stop under 18s using sunbeds passed by the House of Lords

The private member's bill to protect children and teenagers from the dangers of sunbeds was passed today by the House of Lords after Cancer Research UK's campaign.

9 Apr 2010

Reliable immune monitoring tool for assessment of cancer vaccine-induced CD4+ T-cell response

A team of tumor immunologists in France and Switzerland has established an improved, reliable immune monitoring tool that allows for more accurate measurement of the number, subtype, and activity of cancer antigen-specific CD4+ T cells in cancer patients treated with therapeutic cancer vaccines. The new technology may significantly aid tumor immunologists around the world who are working to improve the effectiveness of this emerging and highly promising class of immune system-based cancer therapies.

8 Apr 2010

Nationwide Phase III clinical trial of OncoVEX for advanced melanoma

Rush University Medical Center is leading a nationwide Phase III clinical trial to determine whether a promising vaccine for advanced melanoma can effectively treat the deadly skin cancer.

7 Apr 2010

New extra potent sunscreens in the pipeline

Sunscreens are touted to protect your skin from the harmful ultraviolet rays of the sun. However scientists are now studying whether a good sunscreen protects your skin even after your skin is no longer exposed to the sun? This study is undertaken because of the alarming rise in malignant melanoma, a form of skin cancer that is linked to the sun’s UV rays. Malignant melanoma is the most common cancer in Australia and Queensland tops all other places in the world when it comes to incidence of this skin cancer.

7 Apr 2010

DLVSC offers Zeltiq procedure to freeze away unwanted fat cells

Zeltiq™, an innovative technology that freezes away unwanted fat, is now available at Dermatology, Laser and Vein Specialists of the Carolinas – making DLVSC one of the first medical practices in the Southeast to offer this breakthrough in fat reduction.

6 Apr 2010

OMA calls for restrictions on the use of artificial tanning equipment

Ontario's doctors are moving to dispel the common misconception that salon tanning beds are safer than the sun. Recently, the Ontario Medical Association adopted a policy calling for restrictions on the use of artificial tanning equipment, so that tanning beds cannot be used by those under 18 years of age.

6 Apr 2010

Canadians can join Canadian Cancer Society in the fight against cancer

With the support of generous corporate partners, the Canadian Cancer Society is fighting back against cancer. This April, the Society will raise funds and awareness in partnership with companies across Canada. Supporting the companies that support the Canadian Cancer Society is another way Canadians can join the fight against cancer.

1 Apr 2010

People in 60s and 70s more likely to be diagnosed with skin cancer

People in their 60s and 70s are now over five times more likely to be diagnosed with malignant melanoma - the deadliest type of skin cancer - than their parents would have been 30 years ago, reveal new Cancer Research UK statistics1 to launch the 2010 SunSmart campaign today (Thursday).

1 Apr 2010

Strong lobbying efforts by tanning bed industry a barrier to passage of legislation

Researchers from Boston University School of Medicine (BUSM) have found that when attempting to pass tanning bed legislation, successful advocates collaborate with local and national organizations and lobbyists and have direct contact with the sponsoring legislator to aid in the passage of the bill. These findings, which appear on-line in the Journal of the American Academy of Dermatology, also identify strong lobbying efforts by the tanning bed industry as the biggest barrier to passing tanning bed legislation.

27 Mar 2010

Indoor tanning devices: AADA testifies before FDA panel on needed classification changes and calls for ban

American Academy of Dermatology Association (AADA) President and dermatologist William D. James, MD, FAAD, along with other dermatologists and leading researchers today testified before a Food and Drug Administration (FDA) panel considering changes to the current classification of indoor tanning devices. Currently, the FDA classifies indoor tanning devices as Class 1, the category for items that have minimal potential to cause harm to individuals. Items in Class 1 include adhesive bandages and tongue depressors.

27 Mar 2010

FDA considers tightening restrictions on tanning beds

The Food and Drug Administration may tighten restrictions on tanning beds "amid evidence they raise the risk of skin cancer beyond exposure to ultraviolet radiation from the sun," The Wall Street Journal reports.

27 Mar 2010

FDA approves Graceway Pharmaceuticals' NDA for Zyclara

Graceway® Pharmaceuticals announced today that the Food and Drug Administration has approved the New Drug Application for Zyclara™, determining it to be safe and effective for the treatment of clinically typical, visible or palpable actinic keratoses.

27 Mar 2010

Skin cancer prevention measure increases hat use among fourth-graders

A sun protection intervention program that encouraged fourth-graders to wear hats outdoors as a skin cancer prevention measure significantly increased hat use at school, a study by researchers at the University of South Florida College of Medicine found. The program, however, had no effect on self-reported hat use at home or on measures of skin pigmentation.

26 Mar 2010

Single dose of Pain Therapeutics' PTI-188 decreased melanoma tumors: Study

Pain Therapeutics, Inc. today announced encouraging clinical data with PTI-188, an early-stage drug for metastatic melanoma. Metastatic melanoma is a lethal form of skin cancer in which patients typically have a median survival time of 9 months.

24 Mar 2010

Cryotherapy may become the future treatment for cancer

Cryotherapy, an interventional radiology treatment to freeze cancer tumors, may become the treatment of the future for cancer that has metastasized in soft tissues (such as ovarian cancer) and in bone tumors.

18 Mar 2010

Sunbeds Bill to prevent under-18s from using tanning salons receives high-profile support

A Bill to prevent under-18s from using tanning salons has cleared its stages in the House of Commons, and will now go for consideration in the House of Lords.

17 Mar 2010

Dual role of Notch signalling pathway

Scientists headed by ICREA researcher Marco Mil-n, at the Institute for Research in Biomedicine (IRB Barcelona), reveal a surprising new function of Notch protein that contrasts with the one known to date. Found in the cell membrane, this protein activates a signalling pathway that regulates the expression of genes that make the cell divide, grow, migrate, specialise or die.

16 Mar 2010

New Maryland legislation protects minors from cancer risks caused by UV-radiation of indoor tanning

New Maryland legislation to protect youth from melanoma, the deadliest form of skin cancer, is based on significant scientific evidence that indoor tanning before the age of 30 is undeniably linked to increased risk of developing the disease. Senator James N. Robey and Delegate William A. Bronrott represent a broad-based coalition of 20 legislators in the Senate and House co-sponsoring cross-filed bills SB 718 and HB 1039 to prohibit minors' use of tanning devices in tanning facilities and prevent any marketing offers of these services to minors.

11 Mar 2010