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Researchers call sun avoidance as emerging health problem in the U.S.

A landmark study published Friday in the Journal Dermato-Endocrinology has world-renowned researchers calling insufficient sun exposure an emerging health problem in the United States.

21 Nov 2016

Moffitt scientists show how mathematical modeling can predict patient responses to cancer drugs

Scientists have significantly improved their understanding of cancer and have developed numerous therapies that have helped to reduce patient mortality; however, the majority of drugs that make it to the clinical trial phase of development fail, despite promising data in laboratory studies.

11 Nov 2016

Common bacteria on human skin may offer protection against diseases

There are more and more examples of the ways in which we can benefit from our bacteria. According to researcher Rolf Lood from Lund University in Sweden, this is true for the skin as well.

11 Nov 2016

Study shows many indoor tanning facilities comply with Texas under-18 ban

When female employees of a mystery shopping firm called posing as 17-year-olds interested in tanning, 81 percent of indoor tanning facilities complied with the Texas ban on indoor tanning for those under the age of 18 in a study conducted by The University of Texas MD Anderson Cancer Center.

10 Nov 2016

Dermatologists offer tips to help men develop healthy skin care routines

When it comes to skin care, men have traditionally kept it simple. However, experts say more men are now pursuing healthier, younger-looking skin.

8 Nov 2016

Scientists identify new way to block action of genetic mutations found in most cancers

Researchers at the University of Illinois at Chicago have identified a new way to block the action of genetic mutations found in nearly 30 percent of all cancers.

7 Nov 2016

Combination of immunotherapy treatments can improve survival in patients with advanced skin cancer

McMaster University researchers have found that for patients diagnosed in the late stages of one of the most common and deadly forms of skin cancer, treatment with a combination of immunotherapy options improves survival and lowers the risk of life-threatening events.

7 Nov 2016

FDA approves expanded use of systemic therapy for treating chronic moderate-to-severe pediatric psoriasis

Amgen today announced that the U.S. Food and Drug Administration has approved the supplemental Biologics License Application for the expanded use of ENBREL (etanercept), making it the first and only systemic therapy to treat pediatric patients (ages 4-17) with chronic moderate-to-severe plaque psoriasis.

7 Nov 2016

Gut microbiome may help improve immunotherapy response in melanoma patients

Patients with malignant melanoma - whose disease has spread - are more likely to respond to immunotherapy treatment if they had greater diversity in their gut bacteria, according to new research presented at the National Cancer Research Institute's Cancer Conference in Liverpool.

6 Nov 2016

Combination of immunotherapy options improves survival of patients with deadly forms of skin cancer

5 Nov 2016

Study questions recommendation against PSA screening

Since the U.S Preventative Services Task Force recommended against prostate-specific antigen (PSA) screening for prostate cancer, there has been a significant decrease in the number of prostate biopsies and prostate cancer surgeries across the nation, report researchers.

3 Nov 2016

TUM scientists uncover novel mechanisms of action for skin disease medication

Imiquimod is a medication successfully used in the treatment of skin diseases. In addition to its known mechanism of action, it also triggers other processes in the body.

20 Oct 2016

British Skin Foundation celebrates 20 years of research

Sixty percent of British people currently suffer from or have suffered from a skin disease at some point during their lifetime according to a new survey revealed at the British Skin Foundation’s Skin Deep – 20 Years of Research conference on 13th October in London.

14 Oct 2016

Survey reveals inequalities in access to new, life saving drugs for melanoma in Europe

Over 5000 patients with metastatic melanoma in Europe are denied access to new, life saving drugs every year, according to a survey presented at the ESMO 2016 Congress in Copenhagen.

7 Oct 2016

Pitt researchers show how repair protein finds structural errors in DNA

Researchers at the University of Pittsburgh School of Medicine and University of Pittsburgh Cancer Institute have demonstrated how Rad4, a protein involved in DNA repair, scans the DNA in a unique pattern of movement called "constrained motion" to efficiently find structural faults in DNA.

7 Oct 2016

New study highlights need for routine skin cancer screening for all transplant patients

A new study from Drexel University College of Medicine suggests all organ transplant recipients, regardless of race, should receive routine, total-body screenings for skin cancer.

7 Oct 2016

Combination of different drugs could improve effect of immunotherapy on skin cancer

The results of studies involving researchers from the MedUni Vienna and Vienna General Hospital Comprehensive Cancer Center show that the effect of immunotherapy on malignant melanoma (black skin cancer) can be improved by combining it with other cancer treatments.

27 Sep 2016

British Lung Foundation announces funding for IPF research

Britons are officially three times more likely to die of the incurable lung condition idiopathic pulmonary fibrosis (IPF), than in a road accident. Despite this, the disease is so unheard of and underfunded in research doctors still don’t know what causes it.

From Asthma + Lung UK 24 Sep 2016

Mount Sinai and TJU researchers awarded grant for UM research

Uveal melanoma (UM) is the second most common type of skin cancer. Approximately 50 percent of patients will develop metastasis or spread of their cancer, most commonly to the liver.

21 Sep 2016

Study finds nonwhite transplant recipients at risk for skin cancer

A new study from Drexel University College of Medicine suggests all organ transplant recipients, regardless of race, should receive routine, total-body screenings for skin cancer.

21 Sep 2016

Skin Cancer News and Research

Latest Skin Cancer News and Research

Researchers call sun avoidance as emerging health problem in the U.S.

Moffitt scientists show how mathematical modeling can predict patient responses to cancer drugs

Common bacteria on human skin may offer protection against diseases

Study shows many indoor tanning facilities comply with Texas under-18 ban

Dermatologists offer tips to help men develop healthy skin care routines

Scientists identify new way to block action of genetic mutations found in most cancers

Combination of immunotherapy treatments can improve survival in patients with advanced skin cancer

FDA approves expanded use of systemic therapy for treating chronic moderate-to-severe pediatric psoriasis

Gut microbiome may help improve immunotherapy response in melanoma patients

Combination of immunotherapy options improves survival of patients with deadly forms of skin cancer

Study questions recommendation against PSA screening

TUM scientists uncover novel mechanisms of action for skin disease medication

British Skin Foundation celebrates 20 years of research

Survey reveals inequalities in access to new, life saving drugs for melanoma in Europe

Pitt researchers show how repair protein finds structural errors in DNA

New study highlights need for routine skin cancer screening for all transplant patients

Combination of different drugs could improve effect of immunotherapy on skin cancer

British Lung Foundation announces funding for IPF research

Mount Sinai and TJU researchers awarded grant for UM research

Study finds nonwhite transplant recipients at risk for skin cancer

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