 |
2001 |
||||||
|
Browse Archives
n Lung n Breast n General n Prostate n Leukemia n Lymphoma n Skin Cancer n Colon n Cervical/Uteri n Ovarian n Pancreatic n News/Issues |
The need for pigment cells to survive BOSTON June 14, 2002 (Cancer Digest)-- Scientists discovered that a gene that enables the skin's pigmented cells to survive harsh sunlight may have a darker side as well -- making the deadly skin cancer, malignant melanoma, highly resistant to treatment. Anti-oxidants play vital role in protecting skin CHAMPAIGN, Ill. Aug. 30, 2001 Sun-worshippers beware: Most sunscreen products offer inadequate protection against the harmful effects of the sun's ultraviolet radiation. Tea may protect against skin cancer SEATTLE -- Aug. 16, 2001 (Cancer Digest) -- Drinking hot black tea may protect against skin cancer, according to results of the first large-scale clinical study to investigate the potential of tea and citrus peel to prevent skin cancer in humans. Vision-sparing treatment as effective as surgery for cancer COLUMBUS, Ohio July 13, 2001-- Patients suffering from a certain form of eye cancer may not need to have their eye removed, according to a new study. Immunotherapy still best for malignant melanoma PITTSBURGH -- Apr. 30, 2001 (Cancer Digest) -- The best treatment for high-risk skin cancer patients remains interferon concludes researchers who conducted a large comparison of the immunotherapy agent to a newer, less toxic vaccine therapy. Salmonella and radiation effective against skin cancerNEW HAVEN, CONN. -- Jan. 12, 3001 -- A modified bacteria that commonly causes food poisoning may provide a promising new treatment for a deadly form of skin cancer when used in combination with radiation therapy, say researchers in at the Yale School of Medicine. |
||||||
SUBSCRIBE
FREE