High-Fiber Diet May Improve the Response of Melanoma Skin Cancer Patients to Immunotherapy
A diet rich in fiber may help some people being treated for melanoma respond to immunotherapy treatment by influencing the gut microbiome, according to a…
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Immunotherapy That Supercharges the Immune System’s Natural Killer Cells Shows Promise Against Melanoma
Effective against blood cancers, natural killer cells also may be effective against solid tumors. An immunotherapy based on supercharging the immune system’s natural killer cells…
Melanoma Skin Cancer Killing Fewer Americans Due to Advances in Treatment
Advances in treatment have led to the largest yearly declines in deaths due to melanoma ever recorded for this skin cancer, results of a new…
Researchers Developing Handheld Device to Rapidly Diagnose Skin Cancer
The proven technology will be designed into a handheld device that could reduce the need for painful biopsies by 50 percent — and disrupt the…
New Skin Patch Could Quickly and Painlessly Deliver Vaccines and Cancer Medications
Melanoma is a deadly form of skin cancer that has been increasing in the U.S. for the past 30 years. Nearly 100,000 new cases of…
Chemists Discover Unexpected Synergy Between Two Cancer Drugs
A class of cancer drugs called protein kinase inhibitors is one of the most effective treatments for melanoma. However, in many cases, tumors eventually become…
A New Therapeutic Target for the Treatment of Melanoma
Researchers in the Perelman School of Medicine at the University of Pennsylvania have identified a new therapeutic target for the treatment of melanoma. For decades,…
Scientists Identify Genes Associated with Progression of Melanoma
Researchers at the University of São Paulo have identified genes associated with melanoma progression using a synthetic compound similar to curcumin. When researchers at the…
Yale Researchers Identify Gene That Regulates the Growth of Melanoma
New research from Yale University identifies a gene in melanoma that can dramatically affect the growth of the disease. The findings, published in the journal…
Take Time to Protect Your Kids’ Skin Now, It Could Prevent Cancer Later
Dermatologists stress that protecting your children from the sun now can help prevent cancer later. More parents appear to be vigilant about protecting their children…
A Link between Citrus Consumption and Malignant Melanoma?
A new study from Brown University reveals that white people who consumed a lot of grapefruits or orange juice had a small but significantly higher…
Therapeutic Cancer Vaccine Begins Human Clinical Trials
A Phase I clinical trial of an implantable vaccine to treat melanoma has begun. A cross-disciplinary team of scientists, engineers, and clinicians announced today that…
Nano-Sensor Identifies Melanoma by Scent
Using a nano-sensor constructed of nano-sized carbon tubes coated with strands of DNA, researchers from the Monell Chemical Senses Center identified melanoma cells by scent,…
Fast-Acting Virus Targets Most Melanoma Tumors
In a newly published study, Yale University researchers show that a fast-acting virus targets most melanoma tumors after injection into the blood stream of mice….
Combination of Immune Stimulating Antibodies Shows Promising Results Against Advanced Melanoma
New research presented at the 2013 annual meeting of the American Society of Clinical Oncology shows promising results in the fight against advanced melanoma, finding…
People With Redhead Pigment Are More Susceptible to Skin Cancer
Redheads with fair skin are more susceptible to the damaging effects of the Sun. A new study indicated that the pigment responsible for this coloring…
Combined Drug Treatment Delays Resistance in Melanoma Patients
A recent study showed that using the combined treatment of kinase inhibitors dabrafenib and trametinib, while targeting different points in the same growth-factor pathway, delayed…
Immune System May Trigger Melanoma Growth
Findings suggest that our own immune system may be working against us when it comes to protection from skin cancer. The scientists found that in…