A collection of links of all the latest melanoma and skin cancer news.
MASScot's Leigh Smith speaks out on a new blood test which will be used to identify the spread of melanoma
Skip ahead to 15:00 minutes into the programme to hear Leigh.
Source: BBC
Blood test could identify spread of melanoma
A SIMPLE blood test could identify those patients whose melanoma – the most serious form of skin cancer – has started to spread to other parts of the body, according to new research.
The test, developed by researchers in Scotland, allows scientists to examine DNA shed from cancer tumour cells into the bloodstream, in particular a gene called TFP12.
Source: Scotsman
Doctors said the lump on my arm was a just a cyst - but I had SKIN CANCER': Builder, 69, can no longer work because of damage caused by tumour
Doctors have been berated for wrongly diagnosing a patient’s cancerous tumour as a large, harmless cyst.
Source: Daily Mail
Ipilimumab’s long-term survival edge confirmed in melanoma
AMSTERDAM – Immunotherapy with ipilimumab provides a durable, long-term survival benefit in patients with metastatic or locally advanced melanoma, a pooled analysis confirms.
Source: Family Practice News
Could a Movember moustache be good for you all year round?
Facial hair may have health benefits, from improving your immune system to protecting your face from the sun
Of course, the power of facial hair to attract or repulse the opposite sex may come as no surprise to the moustachioed hipster, but other than finding a potential partner with a fetish for fuzz, are there other tangible health benefits? Yes, say scientists at the University of Southern Queensland. They claim beards can help to block out the sun's harmful rays. The study published in the journal Radiation Protection Dosimetry found that a full bushy beard offered protection levels similar to factor 21 sunscreen – a reduction in the UV of 50 to 95%.
Source: The Guardian
History of Prostate Cancer Tied to Higher Odds for Melanoma
Men with prostate cancer may face an increased risk for developing melanoma skin cancer down the road, new research suggests.
Source: Consumer Healthday
Distraught parents' anger after doctors failed to spot 33-year-old daughter's skin cancer two years before she died
The family of a mother-of-two who died from skin cancer have spoken of their anger that the disease wasn't spotted by doctors earlier.
Source: Daily Mail
Men with prostate cancer may face an increased risk for developing melanoma skin cancer down the road, new research suggests.
Source: Consumer Healthday
Distraught parents' anger after doctors failed to spot 33-year-old daughter's skin cancer two years before she died
The family of a mother-of-two who died from skin cancer have spoken of their anger that the disease wasn't spotted by doctors earlier.
Source: Daily Mail
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