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Skin cancer’s influence on quality of life ‘more substantial for women’
Washington, Feb 22: A new study has found that women experience more health-related quality of life issues than men for up to 10 years following a diagnosis of the skin cancer melanoma.read more
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Skin cancer’s influence on quality of life ‘more substantial for women’
Washington, Feb 22: A new study has found that women experience more health-related quality of life issues than men for up to 10 years following a diagnosis of the skin cancer melanoma.read more
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Tiny laser detects signs of skin cancer
London, Feb 24 : A tiny laser can detect signs of skin cancer and save thousands of lives, scientists say.The device fires a double laser beam, with less combined energy than a laser pointer, into a...
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New laser-based tool ‘detects signs of skin cancer’
Washington, Feb 24: High-resolution images from a laser-based tool could help doctors better diagnose melanoma, the deadliest form of skin cancer, according to researchers at Duke University.The tool...
View ArticleNew injectable drug hailed as milestone in treating deadly skin cancer
London, Mar 26: A breakthrough cancer drug has been given the go-ahead to treat late-stage melanoma.The injectable drug Yervoy hailed as the first to prolong the lives of patients with melanoma as been...
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New injectable drug hailed as milestone in treating deadly skin cancer
London, Mar 27 : A breakthrough cancer drug has been given the go-ahead to treat late-stage melanoma.The injectable drug Yervoy hailed as the first to prolong the lives of patients with melanoma as...
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Scientists complete whole-exome sequencing of skin cancer
Washington, Apr 16: A team of scientists at the National Institutes of Health has become the first to systematically survey the landscape of the melanoma genome, the DNA code of the deadliest form of...
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Promising new drug to treat ‘deadliest’ skin cancer developed
Washington, August 19 : Researchers have developed a new drug to treat malignant melanoma, a deadliest form of skin cancer.Powerful X-ray technology developed at the U. S. Department of Energy''s...
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Millions put themselves at risk believing spray tan will stop skin cancer
London, Sept 20 : A study has found that millions of people are putting themselves at risk of developing skin cancer, because they believe that a spray tan will protect them from getting sunburnt.The...
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Common painkillers like aspirin `can help protect against skin cancer`
London, May 29 : Aspirin or ibuprofen dramatically slashes the risk of developing skin cancer and appear to give people who regularly take them protection against it, new research has found.The humble...
View ArticleIncreasing coffee intake can cut risk of most common form of skin cancer
Washington, July 2 : People could lower their risk of developing the most common form of skin cancer, basal cell carcinoma, by increasing the number of cups of caffeinated coffee they drink, suggest...
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Now, gene-altering moisturiser to fight skin cancer
London, July 8 : Scientists at Northwestern University have supercharged moisturiser with gene-regulation technology to tackle skin cancer.In case of skin conditions like melanoma, treatments that are...
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Molecule in immune system `may help fight skin cancer`
London, July 9 : Researchers, including one of Indian origin, have found that high expression of a cell-signalling molecule, known as interleukin-9, in immune cells inhibits melanoma growth.read more
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Skin cancer-promoting gene discovered
London, July 11 : Researchers have discovered a gene that plays a central role in black skin cancer, also known as melanoma.Suppressing this gene in mice inhibits the development of melanoma and its...
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Tanning may trigger most lethal form of skin cancer
London, July 24 : Tanning is traditionally believed to protect against skin cancer, but a new study conducted by GW researchers has broken this misconception.There is no such thing as a safe tan,...
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Tanning beds could cause non-melanoma skin cancer
London, October 3 : Indoor tanning is already an established risk factor for malignant melanoma, the less common but deadliest form of skin cancer.Now, a new analysis led by UCSF has confirmed that...
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New smartphone app checks for signs of skin cancer
London, October 4 : A new smartphone app can help people with moles identify if a little blemish might turn into a big problem at the tap of a screen.`Doctor Mole' uses augmented reality technology to...
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Soon, cream that may help fight skin cancer
London, October 8 : Scientists have taken the first step towards creating a simple cream that they hope could one day treat skin cancer.Researchers at Melbourne's RMIT University have designed a new...
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Grow a moustache to fight off skin cancer
Melbourne, Nov. 24 : Researchers have found that moustaches and facial hair have benefits well beyond aesthetics, as they can reduce the risk of skin cancer.read more
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UV nail lamps pose no skin cancer threat
Johannesburg, December 8 : UV lamps used at nail salons do not appear to significantly increase the risk of developing a type of skin cancer called keratinocyte carcinoma, researchers say.In a new...
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Milk thistle protects against skin cancer
Washington, Jan 31 : Silibinin, an extract from the milk thistle, protects against skin cancer and aging caused by ultraviolet (UV) radiation, especially for those who are fond of tanning, says a new...
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Tattoos may increase risk of skin cancer: Doctors
New Delhi, Feb 4 : Tattooing, so popular among the young, can increase the risk of skin cancer, say doctors.According to doctors, inks used in tattoos may contain toxic elements, which can cause skin...
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Obesity gene found to be risk factor for skin cancer
London, March 5 : Researchers have found that the first evidence that an obesity gene is also a risk factor for melanoma.Variations in a different part of the FTO gene, called intron 1, are already...
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Gene mutation behind deadly skin cancer identified
Washington, March 31 - Researchers have identified gene mutation that is responsible for a hereditary form of skin cancer melanoma.The study has found that people with specific mutations in the POT1...
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Skin cancer risk? Beer to the rescue
Washington D. C, Oct 22 - A new study has revealed that vitamin B3 derivative can cut risk of new skin cancers.A year of treatment with nicotinamide, a form of vitamin B3, significantly lowered the...
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