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- University of Aberdeen melanoma study wins research award
A study from the University of Aberdeen into melanoma treatment by GPs has won a major research award.
Dr Peter Murchie said melanoma sufferers who received their first treatment from a GP were no worse off than patients referred directly to hospital for treatment.
Source: BBC
- 20th century fashion, trends parallel rise in melanoma
Skin-baring fashions, increased leisure time and acceptance of the idea of a “healthy tan” may have a lot to do with the rising numbers of new melanoma cases each year, suggests a new study.
Source: Yahoo
- BRAF/MEK Increases Overall Survival in Melanoma
A video from Antonio Ribas, professor of medicine at the University of California from the 2014 Congress of the European Society for Clinical Onocology in Madrid, Spain.
Source: MedScape
- Melanoma studies dominate ESMO
Meanoma studies dominated both the Presidential Symposium and poster sessions at the European Society for Medical Oncology 2014 meeting. Practice changing trials endorsed the "precision medicine" theme of the meeting, held in Madrid, Spain, September 26-30, with studies demonstrating inhibiting two pathways was better than one and the first ever phase 3 trial data of a PD1 inhibitor.
Source: Medical News Today
- Melanoma Can Be Found Sooner than Later Thanks to Innovative Camera
Scientists have found a way to detect the early stages of melanoma. This discovery may save lives.
By creating a camera that can snap shots of the entire human body and render high-resolution images of a patient's skin, they can find lesions that indicate skin cancers on patients.
Source: Design Trend
- How skin cancer leapt after bikinis hit the beaches: Rate went up 400% between the 1930s and 1960s
The bikini could be to blame for increasing rates of skin cancer, researchers have concluded after analysing 100 years of beachwear.
Source: Daily Mail
- Renae Ayris reveals she had skin cancer scare aged 15 at Solar D sunscreen launch with Jules Sebastian
Speaking at the launch to the Daily Mail Australia she said: 'I do have quite spotty skin and I have had one cut out before.
'It was when I was about 15 - it was a black dot and they said it had pre-cancerous cells in it, so it is lucky they cut it out at the time.'
Source: Daily Mail
- Unusual skin cancer linked to chronic allergy from metal orthopedic implant
In rare cases, patients with allergies to metals develop persistent skin rashes after metal devices are implanted near the skin. New research suggests these patients may be at increased risk of an unusual and aggressive form of skin cancer.
Source: WUSTL
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