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- Tracking melanoma’s deadly path
Scientists have worked out the mechanics of how melanoma spreads to the bloodstream. Their findings may lead to more effective treatments
Source: Cosmos Magazine
- Scientists discover hidden subpopulation of melanoma cells
UNC School of Medicine researchers have pinpointed a set of intriguing characteristics in a previously unknown subpopulation of melanoma cancer cells in blood vessels of tumors. These cells, which mimic non-cancerous endothelial cells that normally populate blood vessels in tumors, could provide researchers with another target for cancer therapies.
Source: Medical Xpress
- New drug that targets melanoma approved by NICE
Guidance has been issued by the National Institute for Health and Care Excellence recommending another drug in the battle against a serious type of skin cancer.
Source: Nursing Times
- Scientists Discover New Melanoma Cell Subpopulation To Blame For Drug-Resistant Tumors
Just when researchers thought they knew all there was to know about melanoma cells, they have found new characteristics of these cancer cells. A new breed of melanoma cells was recently discovered, and they behave exactly like non-cancerous endothelial cells that populate blood vessels in tumors. Targeting these cells may be another cancer management therapy that scientists think they can exploit.
Source: Medical Daily
- Woman's Mole Turned Out To Be Cancerous After Doctor Dismissed Her Worries
Months after a doctor dismissed a young woman’s mole as nothing serious, another doctor diagnosed her with melanoma, the deadliest form of skin cancer.
Source: Opposing Views
- Novel Nanoparticle Delivers Melanoma-Fighting Drug Directly to the Cancer
Penn State College of Medicine researchers have developed a nanoparticle to deliver a melanoma-fighting drug directly to the cancer.
Source: Azonano
- Skin cancers caught early kill more, study warns
PROMPTLY diagnosed melanomas are killing more people than advanced tumours, leading experts to warn that prevention is the only reliable defence against Australia’s third most common cancer.
Source: The Australian
- No association observed between obesity, risk for malignant melanoma
Researchers determined no convincing associations existed between obesity and the risk for malignant melanoma, according to study results published in a letter to the editor of the Journal of Investigative Dermatology.
Source: Healio
- Data Analysis Highlights Melanoma Risk
Scientists at QIMR Berghofer Medical Research Institute say a study of melanoma deaths based on the thickness of tumours has reinforced the need for a strong focus on prevention strategies
Source:Health Canal
- A Former ‘Tan-oholic’ Pays the Price: Skin Cancer
Source: Everyday Health
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