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    Melanoma





    Prevention key to skin cancer 14 Mar 2006
    Penn State Digital Collegian, According to research professor Edward De Fabo's paper "Ultraviolet B but not Ultraviolet A Radiation initiates melanoma," melanoma is one of the fastest ...

    Magnetic Probe Successfully Tracks Implanted Cells in Cancer ... 14 Mar 2006
    eMaxHealth.com, ...of Dutch researchers used MRI and a magnetic probe approved by both European and US agencies to locate therapeutic cells injected into eight melanoma patients. ...

    Area support groups 14 Mar 2006
    Indianapolis Star, Jakositz at (317) 596-9923. Melanoma group offers support and education for melanoma patients and their loved ones. Meetings are from 6 ...

    Caprion Pharmaceuticals Announces the Acquisition of a Novel ... 14 Mar 2006
    Genetic Engineering News, ...tumor cells. CAP-232 showed early signs of efficacy in a Phase IIa trial in 12 patients with refractory metastatic melanoma. The ...

    Doctors urge brain scans for cancer patients 14 Mar 2006
    BurlingtonFreePress.com, Up to a third of breast cancer patients will experience a brain metastasis. Also common spreaders are melanoma and kidney and colon cancer. ...

    Early detection key 14 Mar 2006
    Akron Beacon Journal, ...supposed to stand up,'' said McCulloch. ``That person went to her doctor and learned she had a melanoma.''. Thousands of miles away in ...

    SAT snafu: Your score may better than you thought 14 Mar 2006
    Southeast Missourian, Limiting sun exposure and forgoing indoor tanning altogether is more important than ever as cases of melanoma, a potentially deadly skin cancer, rise. ...

    Adjuvant therapy: Extra treatment to keep cancer from returning 14 Mar 2006
    MayoClinic.com However, doctors are using it in difficult-to-treat cancers that don't respond to usual treatments, including melanoma, lymphoma and renal cell cancers. ...

    Nearing 95, Lela Mayfield offers words to live by 14 Mar 2006
    Blue Springs Examiner, Some 54 years ago, she was diagnosed with throat cancer and given six months to live. Since then, colon cancer and melanoma have attacked her body. ...

    IDM and Medison Pharma Sign an Exclusive Marketing Agreement for ... 14 Mar 2006
    PR Newswire (press release), Three products are in Phase II clinical trials in bladder cancer, melanoma and non-small cell lung cancer, and one is in Phase I in colorectal cancer. ...

    Viragen Announces Financing Strategy 14 Mar 2006
    PR Newswire (press release), ...marketing of Multiferon(R) in its approved territories, including its recent approval in Sweden for the first-line adjuvant treatment of malignant melanoma. ...

    Genta Announces Closing of Common Stock Offering 14 Mar 2006
    Yahoo! News (press release) Authorization Application to the European Medicines Agency (EMEA) for use of Genasense plus dacarbazine for treatment of patients with advanced melanoma. ...

    Lpath, SDSU, and MD Anderson Scientists Show Novel Antibody May ... 14 Mar 2006
    PR Newswire (press release), Anderson Cancer Center to treat mice implanted with multi-drug-resistant human breast, lung, and ovarian cancer cell lines and in a mouse melanoma (skin cancer ...

    Melanoma groups fight for 'shade' Mar 13, 2006
    Philadelphia Inquirer, County author who both survived a deadly form of skin cancer and went on to launch foundations to fight its spread are doing what anyone with melanoma would do ...

    Tanning not just skin deep Mar 13, 2006
    Contra Costa Times, There was only one thing she kept thinking when her doctor told her she had a 95 percent chance of surviving because the melanoma on her thigh was caught early ...

    Scientists say technique literally zaps cancer cells Mar 12, 2006
    Virginian Pilot, NORFOLK - A team of scientists from Old Dominion University and Eastern Virginia Medical School has reported killing melanoma s in mice using lightning-fast ...

    Protein Nanocages Target Melanoma Cells Mar 11, 2006
    Nanotechwire.com, The researchers then added the multifunctional nanocages to cultured melanoma cells that express the avß3 protein. Using standard ...

    New Option for Patients With Metastatic Melanoma Mar 7, 2006
    eMaxHealth.com, Patients with metastatic melanoma (MM) have new hope, says a recently published study by Mayo Clinic Cancer Center. The study, which ...

    Melanoma affects younger population, experts say Mar 9, 2006
    TCU Daily Skiff, More specifically, the ACS reported that melanoma, which tends to occur at a younger age than most cancers, accounts for more than 4 percent of skin cancer ...

    Benefit to celebrate victim of melanoma Mar 7, 2006
    The Republican, ...celebrate the life of Rodney Hennessey, continue his love of Irish music, and contribute to education and research aimed at preventing future melanoma deaths. ...

    College women at high risk for melanoma, other skin cancers Mar 9, 2006
    Daily Colonial, ...(U-WIRE) SALT LAKE CITY -- In the past 30 years, melanoma, a severe type of skin cancer, has more than tripled in women. It's also ...

    Embryonic model resets malignant melanoma Feb 28, 2006
    Monsters and Critics.com, CHICAGO, IL, United States (UPI) -- Northwestern University scientists have reprogrammed malignant melanoma cells to become normal melanocytes, or pigment cells ...

    Malignant melanoma cells reprogrammed ! Feb 28, 2006
    RxPG NEWS, By Northwestern University, Scientists at Northwestern University and the Stowers Institute for Medical Research have reprogrammed malignant melanoma cells to ...

    Bilateral adrenal masses: phaeochromocytoma or melanoma? Feb 28, 2006
    Journal of the Royal Society of Medicine Past medical history included pharyngeal pouch and excision of a malignant melanoma from his left shoulder 7 years previously. The ...

    Delcath Systems initiates phase III trial in melanoma Mar 2, 2006
    Pharmaceutical Business Review Cancer Institute in Delcath System's pivitol phase III trial evaluating the company's chemotherapy system in the treatment of metastatic melanoma in the liver. ...

    Leading Expert in Pediatric Skin Diseases and Melanoma Appointed ... Mar 7, 2006
    NYU Medical Center (press release), ...the National Institute of Arthritis and Musculoskeletal and Skin Diseases (NIAMS) and the National Eye Institute (NEI) in the areas of melanoma therapy and the ...

    Melanoma Foundation brings sun safety to local schools Feb 15, 2006
    Swampscott Reporter, The Massachusetts Melanoma Foundation recently presented a facial scanning machine to the Swampscott public school nurses. The machine ...

    Melanoma Education Foundation is seeking volunteers Feb 17, 2006
    Framingham TAB, The Melanoma Education Foundation is seeking volunteers to raise melanoma awareness in their communities. Especially needed are ...

    Early diagnosis and melanoma Feb 23, 2006
    Innovations-Report, Melanoma is the most common cancer amongst us. ... Factors that bear on the appearance of a melanoma are genetic predisposition and ultraviolet radiation. ...

    BioVex begins dosing in melanoma trial Feb 17, 2006
    Pharmaceutical Business Review The first patients in BioVex' phase II trials of OncoVex GMCSF in malignant melanoma and in head and neck cancer have received their initial doses of the ...

    New Technique Could Revolutionize Melanoma Diagnosis and Treatment Feb 25, 2006
    MedIndia, Melanoma, a form of skin cancer is the most common tumor to be diagnosed. ... Sadly, the incidence melanoma has been increasing steadily over the recent years. ...

    Immune Stimulating Vaccine Promising in Metastatic Melanoma Mar 3, 2006
    Cancer Consultants (press release), ...surgical removal of cancer spread in the body followed by peptide vaccines appear to significantly improve survival in some patients with metastatic melanoma. ...

    No Surgery For Treatment Of Melanoma Type Feb 19, 2006
    abc7news.com, 19 - KGO - Melanoma is a deadly type of skin cancer and will affect nearly 60,000 Americans this year. Now one type of melanoma may be treated without surgery. ...

    Malignant Melanoma Identified as Disease Target for Yp004, York ... Feb 24, 2006
    PharmaLive.com (press release), YRK) strategic acquirer, developer and marketer of pharmaceutical products in the field of dermatology, announces the identification of malignant melanoma as a ...

    Metastatic Melanoma Responds to Taxol® and Paraplatin® Feb 16, 2006
    Cancer Consultants (press release), Researchers from the Mayo Clinic have reported that 45% of patients with metastatic melanoma that has failed first line chemotherapy appear to benefit from the ...

    Autoimmunity Suggests Better Response to Interferon for Melanoma Feb 17, 2006
    Cancerpage.com, NEW YORK FEB 16, 2006 (Reuters Health) - Autoimmunity during treatment of melanoma with interferon alfa-2b signals longer relapse-free and overall survival ...

    Autoimmunity Extends Survival in Interferon Treatment of Melanoma Feb 16, 2006
    MedPage Today, ATHENS, Greece, Feb 16 - The appearance of autoantibodies during interferon treatment of advanced melanoma predicted significant improvements in relapse-free ...

    Autoimmunity During Interferon Treatment for Melanoma Linked with ... Feb 17, 2006
    Cancer Consultants (press release), Among patients receiving immunotherapy for melanoma, those who showed evidence of autoimmunity (an immune response against the body’s own tissues) survived ...

    Prognostic Significance of Autoimmunity during Treatment of ... Feb 15, 2006
    New England Journal of Medicine (subscription), Background Immunotherapy for advanced melanoma induces serologic and clinical manifestations of autoimmunity. We assessed the prognostic ...

    Cancer buddies offer advice, hope Mar 12, 2006
    MaineToday.com, Duperey was struggling with her second bout of the deadliest skin cancer, melanoma; David Humphrey was three years "out" at the time. ...

    Embryonic model resets malignant melanoma Feb 28, 2006
    NewKerala.com, CHICAGO: Northwestern University scientists have reprogrammed malignant melanoma cells to become normal melanocytes, or pigment cells. ...

    Nephew's experience spurs survivor on Mar 13, 2006
    Manawatu Standard, Jeff Bignall wasn't just thinking of his own experience of prostate cancer and melanoma as he prepared to cut the ribbon to start the survivors' lap at the ...

    Genta Incorporated Announces Fourth Quarter and Year End 2005 ... Mar 10, 2006
    PR Newswire (press release), Genta completed submission of its Marketing Authorization Application (MAA) for Genasense plus dacarbazine for treatment of patients with advanced melanoma. ...

    Electro-Optical Sciences Announces MelaFind(R) Data Presented at ... Mar 6, 2006
    PR Newswire (press release), ...("EOS") (Nasdaq: MELA) today announced that three studies evaluating the MelaFind system in the detection of melanoma were presented at the American Academy of ...

    Skin Cancer Screening Tour Launches to Raise Awareness About Skin ... Mar 10, 2006
    Yahoo! News (press release) Melanoma is the most serious form of skin cancer and has increased more rapidly than any other form of skin cancer during the past 10 years. ...

    Putt-putt tourney benefits Brenda MacDonald Foundation Mar 8, 2006
    TimesCommunity.com, A mini putt-putt golf tournament on Saturday, March 10, will benefit the Brenda MacDonald Melanoma Research Foundation. The tourney ...

    DRUGS IN DEVELOPMENT Feb 28, 2006
    PharmaLive.com (press release), ...the Company filed two provisional applications for patents with the US Patent and Trademark Office for a new and innovative treatment for malignant melanoma. ...

    Area support groups Mar 11, 2006
    Indianapolis Star, 1379. Outrun the Sun -- Melanoma Networking Support Group offers support and education for melanoma patients and their loved ones. ...

    Raz’s Golden thank you Mar 13, 2006
    Borehanwood Times, ...to thank them for the kindness and support they showed to 39-year-old Raz Gold who died at the hospice last April after an 18-month battle with melanoma a type ...

    CHILDREN could be banned from using sunbeds under new laws. Mar 13, 2006
    Glasgow Daily Record, The worst form of skin cancer, malignant melanoma, has risen by 24 per cent since the late 1990s. It is also the third most common among 15 to 24-year-olds. ...

    New Cream for Skin Cancer Mar 12, 2006
    ABC30.com, ..."We're fortunate that if any of these cancers, including melanoma and the other aggressive ones are picked up very early, our cure rates are extremely high.". ...

    Virtually wrong Mar 13, 2006
    Kansas City Star, In fact, when University of Michigan dermatologists reviewed 74 Web sites on melanoma, they discovered that 45 percent didn’t contain any details about the ...

    Sanctuary Hospice marks first 100 days with a full house Mar 13, 2006
    Northeast Mississippi Daily Journal, ..."There was no way for him take care of her at home," McCrory said of her father, who is recovering from melanoma surgery on his head and neck. ...

    Tan salon bill targets cancer among young Mar 8, 2006
    Louisville Courier-Journal, She was diagnosed with melanoma a few days later and had surgery that successfully removed the malignancy last spring. "I didn't even know about it. ...

    Study: Tanning Beds Just As Dangerous As Sun Mar 8, 2006
    NBC 10.com, But when Schulte was just 18, doctors diagnosed her with malignant melanoma. ... Cornelius said that malignant melanoma kills more than 7,000 Americans every year. ...

    Hepatitis C Treatment for People With Severe Mental Illness Feb 28, 2006
    Psychosomatics (subscription) ...experienced mood symptoms (not IFN-MDD), a much higher rate than the low rates reported in retrospective studies (0.9%–2.2% of HCV or melanoma patients). ...

    Malignant Misconception Mar 9, 2006
    Oklahoma Daily, ...“This is because of their suspected link to malignant melanoma, the most deadly form of skin cancer.â€?. Studies show that people ...

    Column: Natural skin can be the new tan Mar 1, 2006
    Needham Times, ...life threatening. Malignant melanoma is less common, but if it is not detected soon enough, it can be very difficult to treat. The ...

    Viragen's Multiferon Approved in Sweden for First-Line Adjuvant ... Feb 21, 2006
    DG News ...multi-subtype, natural human alpha interferon) for the first-line adjuvant treatment of high-risk (Stages IIb- III) malignant melanoma following dacarbazine ...

    Autoimmune disorders boost cancer patients' survival, small study ... Feb 15, 2006
    Pittsburgh Post Gazette, New evidence for this effect has emerged from a study of 200 melanoma patients in Athens, Greece, being published today in the New England Journal of Medicine. ...

    BioVex Inc Begins Dosing Patients in Phase II Clinical Trials of ... Feb 14, 2006
    CNW Telbec (Communiqués de presse), ...biologics for the treatment of cancer announced today that the first patients in its phase II clinical trials of OncoVEXGMCSF in malignant melanoma and in head ...

    Tysabri News Lifts Drug Stocks Mar 11, 2006
    Forbes ...risk-tolerant, long-term investors, with our thesis contingent on success in the Ipilimumab (MDX-010) programs, especially metastatic melanoma." The research ...

    Area support groups Mar 10, 2006
    Indianapolis Star, Outrun the Sun Inc., Melanoma Networking Support Group offers support and education for melanoma patients and their loved ones. ...

    Counseling children about skin cancer important, but rarely done Feb 14, 2006
    innovations report, ..."There is strong evidence for the relationship between UV exposure and non-melanoma skin cancer and growing evidence for the relationship between indoor ...

    Arius Gains Patent for Lead Oncology Antibody Mar 10, 2006
    International News Service, Arius has shown that antibodies directed against the CD63 target have a significant impact on cancers such as human pancreatic cancer, melanoma, breast and ...

    Community Calendar Mar 10, 2006
    Arizona Daily Star, 145. Melanoma Information and Support Group — Sunstone Cancer Support Centers, Tucson Medical Center, 2625 N. Craycroft Road, Suite 101. 1-3 pm Free. ...

    Point Therapeutics to Host Fourth Quarter and Fiscal Year 2005 ... Mar 7, 2006
    Genetic Engineering News, Point is also studying talabostat in several Phase 2 trials, including as a single-agent in metastatic melanoma, in combination with cisplatin in metastatic ...

    First lady shapes healthy legacy Mar 12, 2006
    The State, She said her mother has battled melanoma, or skin cancer, for 30 years, and other relatives have dealt with colon, stomach and breast cancer. ...

    Genta Posts Q4 Loss On Lower Revenues - Update Mar 10, 2006
    Trading Markets, Marketing Authorization Application to the European Medicines Agency for the use of Genasense plus dacarbazine as treatment for patients with advanced melanoma ...

    Lund at Large Mar 10, 2006
    KELOLAND TV, ...the entire ordeal. Nola Conner has had her own battles with cancer. She beat malignant melanoma while in her 20's. We'll have more ...

    How safe is sunscreen? Mar 6, 2006
    Stuff.co.nz, It is clear that sunscreen use significantly protects against non- melanoma skin cancer. Although there is no clear evidence that ...

    Boron Neutron Capture Using Boron Nanoparticles Mar 11, 2006
    Nanotechwire.com, Experiments with the modified nanoparticles showed that both melanoma and thymoma cells (the cells that produce T cells) took up large amounts of these ...

    New Ideas Fuel Next Generation Gene Therapy Research Mar 7, 2006
    eMaxHealth.com, So far, the therapy has been successfully tested in mice that have a variety of human solid cancers, such as ovarian, brain, breast and melanoma, and even blood ...

    Too much sun could lead to skin cancer Mar 9, 2006
    WALB-TV, ..."One person every hour dies from melanoma," says dermatologist Dr. Melinda Greenfield. Malignant melanoma is the deadliest form ...

    TO THE EDITOR Mar 10, 2006
    Lincolnton Journal, Subsequent examinations and tests revealed that it was in fact a level four melanoma skin cancer and the dermatologist made an appointment for me with an ...

    ... Go to the Article Feb 13, 2006
    CancerWise The risk of developing potentially deadly melanoma is only partially associated with exposure to ultraviolet B (UVB) radiation, MD Anderson researchers say. ...

    Get Your Tan On With The Facial Tanning Lamp Feb 28, 2006
    Gizmodo.com, Mega-). At least, I hope... "Hi, I'm Buck Melanoma, Moley Russel's wart." Remember what your mom said about looking into the sun? ...

    Good causes Mar 3, 2006
    Newburyport Daily News, MELANOMA AWARENESS: The Melanoma Foundation is looking for volunteers, including grant writers, outreach coordinators and technical advisers to help raise ...

    Westinghouse and the Highest Levels of PCBs Ever Recorded Mar 4, 2006
    CounterPunch, ..."Among those working (more than) 90 days (in the Westinghouse plant), both melanoma and brain cancer were elevated, especially for women," the study says. ...

    International Approvals: Alertec, Multiferon, Alvesco Feb 27, 2006
    Medscape (subscription) ...has approved a new indication for a natural human alpha-interferon injection, allowing its use for the adjuvant treatment of high-risk melanoma after excision ...

    Take it from me Mar 2, 2006
    Northeast Mississippi Daily Journal, ..."I'm definitely not the typical type" of person at high risk for melanoma, said the 20-year ... After she got back from vacation, she got the word it was melanoma. ...

    Demands for a clampdown on tanning beds Mar 4, 2006
    The Sunday Times, ...of sunbeds to achieve and maintain cosmetic tanning by ultraviolet light bands A and B is likely to increase the risk of malignant melanoma,â€? and recommends ...

    Warning on skin cancer rise Feb 11, 2006
    The Mercury, The head of plastic surgery at the Royal Hobart Hospital, Frank Kimble, said dangerous non-melanoma skin cancers were increasing at a rate of 10 per cent a ...

    Tanorexia: The real orange epidemic Feb 16, 2006
    The Graphic, UVB rays are related to most cases of non-melanoma cancer, and UVA rays affects long-term skin damage. Traditionally, people with skin cancer are older. ...

    California Strawberry Industry Defends Ozone-Depleting Chemical as Feb 27, 2006
    WebWire (press release), Currently, an estimated 66,000 deaths occur annually from melanoma and other skin cancers. Every year, there are between two ...

    Skin cancer prevention needs to begin in early childhood Feb 13, 2006
    PressZoom (press release), Therefore, researchers are urging pediatricians to educate children and their families about skin cancer. (PressZoom) - Melanoma and non-melanoma skin cancers ...

    Autoimmune disorder can aid cancer victim Feb 16, 2006
    United Press International Working with 200 melanoma patients in Athens, Greece, researchers found that 52 patients who developed thyroiditis, vitiligo or other autoimmune diseases after ...

    Antigenics Reports Fourth Quarter and Year-End 2005 Financial ... Feb 23, 2006
    Genetic Engineering News, ...generated our first randomized Phase 3 data with Oncophage, which showed that a prospectively defined group of better-prognosis stage IV melanoma patients who ...

    Antigenics Reports Fourth Quarter and Year-End 2005 Financial ... Feb 23, 2006
    Finanzen.net, ...we generated our first randomized Phase 3 data withOncophage, which showed that a prospectively defined group ofbetter-prognosis stage IV melanoma patients who ...

    Simpson put up YogaForce to battle cancer Feb 14, 2006
    Hindustan Times, Anne E Appleby, YogaForce founder, said that Simpson's association had helped to generate interest in skin cancer awareness, of which Melanoma is the deadliest ...

    Sunlight, vitamin D trade-off explored Mar 8, 2006
    London Free Press, ...of health benefits. But too much sun can cause skin cancer, including the most deadly form, malignant melanoma. That's what doctors ...

    Well-off women more likely to get skin cancer Feb 26, 2006
    Irish Times, The report, from the Women's Health Council and the National Cancer Registry, also finds that the incidence of melanoma of the skin among women in the Republic ...

    Area support groups Mar 3, 2006
    Indianapolis Star, 317) 506-8299. Melanoma Support Group offers support and education for melanoma patients and their loved ones. Meetings are from ...

    Dark skin not enough to escape melanoma 25 Jan 2006
    Press-Enterprise (subscription), ..."I don't want him to take a chance with the sun," Castillo said. Melanoma is becoming more frequent among people of all races and ethnicities, experts say. ...

    Dogs may be able to detect cancer in patients' breath 25 Jan 2006
    Times Herald-Record, For example, there are reports of dogs warning their owners of the presence of melanoma by incessantly sniffing or licking skin discolorations and blemishes. ...

    Korean Scientist Finds New Arthritis, Cancer Hope 25 Jan 2006
    Chosun Ilbo, ...a contract with the US pharmaceutical giant Bristol-Myers Squibb early next month and begin clinical trials on patients with arthritis, melanoma and ovarian ...

    Extreme Birders Travel Far to See Fowl 25 Jan 2006
    Forbes Diagnosed 16 years later with malignant melanoma and given less than a year to live, she hurled herself into birding trips more than ever. ...

    Mr. Fix-It worked hard to help others 25 Jan 2006
    Indianapolis Star, ...as Mr. Fix-It. Mr. Whitehurst, 85, called Marsh by his friends, died Jan. 19 as a result of melanoma. On Sunday, an overflow crowd ...

    Cancer Survivor To Run Freescale Marathon 25 Jan 2006
    KXAN-TV, ...said. He was right, it wasn't good. Doctors diagnosed it as a rare form of melanoma. "I did four rounds of radiation," Overton said. ...

    Subcutaneous Genasense(R) Trial Initiated in Patients with Solid ... 25 Jan 2006
    PR Newswire (press release), Authorization Application to the European Medicines Agency (EMEA) for use of Genasense plus dacarbazine for treatment of patients with advanced melanoma. ...

    New Vaccine Regimen Feasible for Metastatic Melanoma Jan 24, 2006
    Cancerpage.com, Transduction of tumor cells with GM-CSF increases the immunogenicity of melanoma cells in a mouse model, the authors explain, and some patients injected with GM ...

    Medical Breakthrough -- Shocking Away Melanoma Jan 23, 2006
    WQAD, Melanoma is a deadly form of skin cancer. ... But a new therapy is being tried on patients after it helped 80 percent of mice with melanoma. ...

    Wisdom and kindness emerge from book Jan 23, 2006
    Daily News - Galveston County, The patient, a medical student, was sure he was going to die. He had had a melanoma removed from his skin and was convinced that his liver was enlarged. ...

    Melanoma warning for over-50s Jan 13, 2006
    The Age, ONE in three new moles detected on older Australians at high risk of skin cancer is a deadly melanoma, a study has found. Although ...

    Paclitaxel plus Carboplatin Benefits Some Patients with Metastatic ... Jan 11, 2006
    Cancer Consultants (press release), ...with the chemotherapy drugs paclitaxel and carboplatin resulted in a partial reduction of cancer or stable disease in 45% of patients with metastatic melanoma. ...

    Melanoma Training At Archbishop Williams High School Jan 10, 2006
    Braintree Forum, The Melanoma Education Foundation will hold a free teacher training workshop Jan. ... Melanoma is the most common cancer in young adults of ages 25-29. ...

    Melanoma Foundation is seeking volunteers Jan 12, 2006
    Framingham TAB, The Melanoma Education Foundation is seeking volunteers to raise melanoma awareness in their communities. Especially needed are ...

    Melanoma risk rises with age Jan 13, 2006
    Brisbane Courier Mail, Dermatologist John Kelly and colleagues at The Alfred Hospital in Melbourne studied 309 patients with at least one risk factor for melanoma over three years. ...

    Shocking Away Melanoma Jan 10, 2006
    WFtv.com, BACKGROUND: Melanoma is a deadly skin cancer. While ... patients. Researchers are now focusing on gene therapy for melanoma patients. ...

    Video: Melanoma — How melanoma develops and spreads Jan 11, 2006
    MayoClinic.com ...removed. Melanoma begins in the melanocytes, cells that produce skin color — or melanin. ... deaths. Melanoma typically begins as a mole. ...

    Melanoma isn't choosy Jan 12, 2006
    Myrtle Beach Sun News, Imagine my surprise when I got a follow-up phone call and learned that what I thought to be an innocuous mole was actually melanoma, the potentially deadly ...

    Shocking Away Melanoma Jan 16, 2006
    10News.com, TAMPA, Fla. -- Melanoma is a deadly form of skin cancer. Chemotherapy and other ... his foot. Turns out it was stage IV melanoma. "You ...

    Melanoma Risk Only Partially Associated Vith Exposure To UVB From ... Dec 24, 2005
    Science Daily (press release) Researchers at The University of Texas MD Anderson Cancer Center have found that the risk of developing melanoma, the most deadly form of skin cancer, is only ...

    Ask the Doctor at Saint John’s: How to Spot and Treat Skin ... Jan 23, 2006
    The Lookout News, A: By Richard Essner, MD, a surgeon and melanoma specialist at the John Wayne Cancer Institute (JWCI) at Saint John’s Health Center. ...

    Melanoma map shows risk on rise Jan 7, 2006
    Tamworth Northern Daily Leader, Summer is heating up in the north-west and so is the risk of contracting skin melanoma. The NSW Cancer Institute has developed a ...

    New Option For Patients With Metastatic Melanoma, Mayo Clinic Jan 3, 2006
    Medical News Today (press release), Patients with metastatic melanoma (MM) have new hope, says a recently published study by Mayo Clinic Cancer Center. The study, which ...

    NEW OPTION FOR PATIENTS WITH METASTATIC MELANOMA Jan 3, 2006
    Newswise (press release) Newswise — Patients with metastatic melanoma (MM) have new hope, says a recently published study by Mayo Clinic Cancer Center. ...

    Mayo Clinic Reports New Option for Patients with Metastatic ... Jan 3, 2006
    DG News ROCHESTER, MN -- January 3, 2006 -- Patients with metastatic melanoma (MM) have new hope, says a recently published study by Mayo Clinic Cancer Center. ...

    New treatment stabilizes melanoma Jan 3, 2006
    United Press International ROCHESTER, Minn., Jan. 3 (UPI) -- The Mayo Clinic says a new treatment may offer hope for patients with metastatic melanoma. A study ...

    35-year-old father of two a survivor of melanoma Dec 30, 2005
    Terre Haute Tribune Star, ...to the doctor. By the time Coleman had a biopsy in January, he was diagnosed with stage-IV malignant melanoma. The growth, once ...

    No evidence that cholesterol drugs lower melanoma risk Jan 2, 2006
    Xagena.it, No clear evidence exists that some widely-prescribed cholesterol-lowering drugs can decrease the risk of melanoma, a deadly and malignant skin cancer. ...

    Melanoma Has New Enemy Dec 26, 2005
    10News.com, SAN DIEGO -- Melanoma is a deadly type of skin cancer and will affect nearly 60,000 Americans this year, 10News reported. One type ...

    Melanoma on rise Dec 28, 2005
    Maitland Mercury, The number of people diagnosed with melanoma in the Hunter has increased by 10 per cent while other areas have experienced a rapid drop in cases, new figures ...

    Shock treatment zaps melanoma tumors Jan 4, 2006
    WFAA (subscription), ...foot. It turned out to be Stage IV melanoma. ... shrink. "We haven't had a real breakthrough in melanoma treatment for a while," Dr. Daud said. ...

    Study sheds light on sun, melanoma Dec 23, 2005
    Newsday, Researchers have found that the risk of developing melanoma, the most deadly form of skin cancer, is only partially linked to high exposure to ultraviolet B ...

    History of Non-Melanoma Skin Cancer Increases Risk of Melanoma Dec 23, 2005
    Cancer Consultants (press release), According to a study published in the journal Cancer, postmenopausal women with a history of non-melanoma skin cancer have a roughly 70% greater risk of ...

    Sharp rise in melanoma cases Dec 22, 2005
    ABC Online, The figures show a 20 per cent rise in the number of melanoma cases reported in northern Sydney and the Central Coast, while western Sydney, south-west Sydney ...

    Survivin Expression Tied to Malignant Melanoma Outcome Dec 23, 2005
    Cancerpage.com, NEW YORK DEC 22, 2005 (Reuters Health) - Elevated levels of survivin in patients with metastatic melanoma receiving a polyvalent cancer vaccine (Canvaxin ...

    Delcath Systems Co-Sponsors First International Symposium On ... Jan 24, 2006
    PR Newswire (press release), ...surgical oncologists who are at the forefront of regional cancer therapy, some of whom are candidates for participating in the upcoming melphalan melanoma trial ...

    5 Year Metvix-PDT Data Demonstrate Long-Term Efficacy and ... Jan 18, 2006
    DG News Department of Dermatology, Falkirk Royal Infirmary, Scotland said: "The potential for the use of MAL-PDT as a standard treatment for non-melanoma skin cancers ...

    Gene therapy shocks away melanoma in skin cancer patients Dec 30, 2005
    News 8 Austin, Melanoma is a deadly skin cancer. ... Researchers are now focusing on gene therapy for melanoma patients. The challenge has been getting the gene into the tumor. ...

    3M Fourth-Qtr Net Rises 5.7% on Film Sales, Cost Cuts (Update1) Jan 24, 2006
    Bloomberg Sales of Aldara cream, approved by the Food and Drug Administration in 2004 for use in treating non-melanoma skin cancers, declined for the second straight ...

    : David Leadbetter to Launch “Three P’s Before Puttingâ€? Jan 23, 2006
    NewsReleaseWire.com (press release) ...against skin cancer. Of British heritage, he has naturally fair skin, making him especially vulnerable to melanoma. His own father ...

    Restorative rest Jan 22, 2006
    Evansville Courier & Press (subscription), Christman, a breast cancer and melanoma survivor, said she began attending Sneed's Restorative Rest classes when they were introduced at the resource center ...

    Array BioPharma Achieves Milestone for Selection of Second ... Jan 24, 2006
    PharmaLive.com (press release), Constitutive activation of the ras/raf/MEK/erk pathway has been implicated in many cancers, including lung, pancreatic, colon, melanoma and thyroid caused by ...

    Hoping to divide, and retire Jan 24, 2006
    Albany Times Union, ...the flower business. In 1980, Brizzell was diagnosed with malignant melanoma that some doctors thought would spread. At the time ...

    AVAX Technologies Announces the Initiation of its Clinical Study ... Jan 17, 2006
    PharmaLive.com (press release), With this indication, and the ongoing studies treating melanoma in the United States and metastatic peritoneal cancer in France, we are confident we will be ...

    VioQuest's Targeted Cancer Therapeutics Featured in 'Healthwatch' ... Jan 23, 2006
    PrimeZone (press release), Clinic Taussig Cancer Center, targets specific proteins called protein tyrosine phosphatases (PTPases) that can be over expressed in melanoma, myeloma, and ...

    Sun cancer figures 'alarming' Jan 10, 2006
    Armidale Express, PEOPLE from Armidale and the New England have been cited as having a higher risk of developing melanoma. The latest study released ...

    Cancer risk rises as our skin ages Jan 13, 2006
    Australian, ...his youth. A 30cm scar marks the site where surgeons removed a melanoma measuring just half a centimetre in diameter. New moles ...

    Skin cancer strikes back Dec 25, 2005
    myDNA.com, Older white women with a history of non-melanoma skin cancer are at greater risk for developing melanoma, regardless of the amount of sun they have been ...

    Good causes Jan 20, 2006
    Salem News, MELANOMA AWARENESS: The Melanoma Foundation is looking for volunteers, including grant writers, outreach coordinators and technical advisers to help raise ...

    CDKN2A mutations have a modest impact on the incidence of melanoma Dec 31, 2005
    Xagena.it, People who carry a mutation in the melanoma susceptibility gene CDKN2A have a much lower risk of melanoma than has been suggested by previous estimates ...

    Riverina suffers lower rate of melanomas Jan 13, 2006
    Wodonga Border Mail, BORDER residents have a lower risk of developing a melanoma than residents further north, the Cancer Institute NSW revealed. Melanoma ...

    Foundation gives $40,000 for cancer research Dec 31, 2005
    Quincy Herald Whig, The James A. Schlipmann Melanoma Cancer Foundation, founded in memory of Quincy native Jim Schlipmann, recently awarded $40,000 in research grants. On Dec. ...

    Over 50s in deadly melanomas warning Jan 12, 2006
    Sydney Morning Herald, Dermatologist John Kelly and colleagues at The Alfred Hospital in Melbourne, studied 309 patients, with at least one risk factor for melanoma, over three years ...

    White women with skin cancer history more likely to develop ... Dec 26, 2005
    Xagena.it, A study, published in the Cancer, found that older white women with a history of non-melanoma skin cancer are at greater risk for developing melanoma. ...

    Dogs Smell Signs of Cancer Jan 18, 2006
    ABC News A woman's pet had alerted her to the presence of melanoma by constantly sniffing the skin lesion on her leg. Subsequent studies ...

    Support groups Jan 18, 2006
    Indianapolis Star, For meeting location or more information, call (317) 898-1051. Melanoma Support Group offers support and education for melanoma patients and their loved ones. ...

    If your suntan oil can change the sex of fish, what can do it to ... Jan 21, 2006
    Independent, Cancer Research UK fears melanoma numbers will treble over the next 30 years. However, there have been other concerns about potential health effects. ...

    UNDER THE MICROSCOPE Jan 22, 2006
    Pioneer Press, ...that Xiaowu Li of the University of California at San Francisco falsified three images in a published paper by using old photos of mouse melanoma cells and ...

    Point Therapeutics To Host Webcast On January 31, 2006 Webcast To ... Jan 20, 2006
    Genetic Engineering News, Additionally, talabostat is being evaluated in several Phase 2 trials; including, as a single-agent in metastatic melanoma, in combination with cisplatin in ...

    Simpson County cancer rates Jan 19, 2006
    Franklin Favorite, ...cases of cancer in Simpson County from 1997-2001 totaled 82 for lung cancer, 58 for female breast cancer, 11 for bladder cancer, 16 for melanoma, three for ...

    Over-50s warned about melanomas Jan 12, 2006
    The Age, Although the research only involved people with at least one risk factor for melanoma, skin specialists believe the results are applicable to Australians aged ...

    New Zealand's Clean Air Makes It a World Leader for Skin Cancer Jan 15, 2006
    Bloomberg About 75 percent of the deaths are from melanoma, the most-deadly type, which occurs in the population at three times the rate in the US. ...

    Ultraviolet B Light Exposure Associated With Increased Risk Of ... Dec 30, 2005
    Science Daily (press release) ...tubes may be associated with an increased risk of the common skin cancers basal cell carcinoma and squamous cell carcinoma, but not of melanoma, according to a ...

    Sandwich awaits results of child cancer study Jan 23, 2006
    Cape Cod Times, ...which include rates from 1998 to 2002 - show higher than expected rates for certain kinds of cancer, such as leukemia, bladder, breast, prostate and melanoma. ...

    Beloved voice silent Jan 23, 2006
    Waterbury Republican American, They thought he had Multiple Sclerosis. It wasn't MS On Dec. 23, two days before Christmas, Ken Copes found out he had cancer, an untreatable form of Melanoma. ...

    ITA Responds To Flawed Study On Links Between Indoor Tanning, Skin ... Jan 18, 2006
    Looking Fit, ...done so, they would have learned that 18 of 22 previous studies conducted in the last twenty years, on the relationship between UV light and melanoma show that ...

    International Approvals: Tasmar, Amplimexon, IV Remodulin Jan 17, 2006
    Medscape (subscription) ...approved by the US Food and Drug Administration as an orphan drug for the treatment of ovarian cancer, metastatic malignant melanoma, multiple myeloma, and ...

    Avax initiates lung cancer vaccine trial Jan 19, 2006
    Pharmaceutical Business Review ..."Based upon previous observations of regression of melanoma lung metastases after administration of M-Vax, our AC Vaccine Therapeutic for the treatment of ...

    Vitamin Da hot topic in public health debates Jan 23, 2006
    Newstarget.com, Tanning salons are popular but there is evidence that their use is associated with an increased risk of malignant melanoma, the most deadly type of skin cancer ...

    Provectus CEO Issues Open Letter to Shareholders Jan 10, 2006
    Yahoo! News (press release) ...excited about our recent achievements in the clinical development of Provecta(TM) (PV-10) for treatment of patients with metastatic melanoma and recurrent ...

    Genta Completes Marketing Authorization Application to EMEA for ... Jan 3, 2006
    PR Newswire (press release), Genasense(R) (oblimersen concentrate for solution for injection) in combination with chemotherapy for the treatment of patients with advanced malignant melanoma ...

    AVAX Technologies Announces the Initiation of its Clinical Study ... Jan 17, 2006
    Finanzen.net, With this indication, and the ongoing studiestreating melanoma in the United States and metastatic peritonealcancer in France, we are confident we will be able ...

    Moles 'more cancerous on older people's skin' Jan 12, 2006
    ABC Regional Online, The Victorian Melanoma Service study revealed that people over the age of 50 had to be vigilant about protecting themselves against skin cancer. ...

    Ex-Enron workers pour energy into new ventures Jan 22, 2006
    Dallas Morning News (subscription), ...ended. He was being treated for terminal melanoma as Enron was collapsing. He was laid off Aug. 27, 2001. He died Sept. 1, 2002. ...

    Story Tips from Oak Ridge National Laboratory, January 2006 Jan 20, 2006
    Newswise (press release) Preliminary results of an optical sensing technique for early detection of melanoma, the deadliest form of skin cancer, are encouraging, according to developer ...

    $25m gift Jan 1, 2006
    Daily Telegraph, SYDNEY will be home to a world-class melanoma clinic where a patient's every requirement will be met under the one roof – thanks to the single largest ...

    Newest MD Anderson SPORE to Fund Breast Cancer Research Jan 21, 2006
    Biotech Intelligence (press release), MD Anderson currently holds SPORE grants in leukemia and melanoma as well as cancers of the pancreas, ovaries, uterus, head and neck, bladder and prostate, and ...

    European Commission Grants Orphan Drug Status for AmpliMed's ... Jan 11, 2006
    Genetic Engineering News, ...untreated advanced pancreatic adenocarcinoma, in combination with dacarbazine in patients with unresectable Stage III or Stage IV malignant melanoma who have ...

    Ultrasound Activates Nanoparticle Drug Delivery Jan 11, 2006
    Nanotechwire.com, ...specifically to a protein known as v3 (pronounced alpha-v-beta-three), which is found on the surface of certain types of cancer cells, including melanoma cells ...

    NVMC sponsors free facial scanning at Nashoba Valley Ski Area this ... Dec 29, 2005
    Bolton Common, The Massachusetts Melanoma Foundation will be conducting free facial scanning to help identify sun damage at the Nashoba Valley Ski Area on Saturday, Jan. ...

    Graying Hair Yields Skin Cancer Clue Dec 28, 2005
    PakTribune.com, ...cancer. The skin cancer known as melanoma is particularly dangerous. It ... "Our goal is to prevent or treat melanoma. ... We would ...

    Personal Health | News and Notes Dec 26, 2005
    Philadelphia Inquirer, Older white women with a history of basal cell or squamous cell skin cancer are more likely to get melanoma, a far more serious skin cancer, according to a ...

    Analyst Lowers Medarex's Investment Ratings Jan 13, 2006
    Forbes ...contending that the current share price discounts any development risks associated with the company's Ipilimumab treatment for metastatic melanoma, which is in ...

    Area support groups Jan 11, 2006
    Indianapolis Star, 317)726-2275. Melanoma Support Group offers support and education for melanoma patients and their loved ones. Meetings are from ...

    Crossing The Gene Barrier Jan 9, 2006
    BusinessWeek Already, 50 biotech and pharmaceutical companies are using mice from Medarex to develop treatments for terrible diseases -- from malignant melanoma to lymphoma ...

    Ovulation may cause woman's eye to wander Jan 10, 2006
    Science Daily (press release) Older white women at risk for melanoma (December 20, 2005) -- A Northwestern University study in Chicago suggests older white women with a history of non ...

    Feeling ruff? Jan 20, 2006
    Financial Times, She went to the doctor and it turned out to be a melanoma. That first letter was followed by others in The Lancet and other medical journals. ...

    Scanner gives boost to cancer treatment Jan 17, 2006
    Stuff.co.nz, The initial use of the scanner was likely to focus on cancer patients, particularly those with lung cancer, melanoma and cancer in the lymphatic system. ...

    Big demand expected for hi-tech cancer scan service Jan 18, 2006
    Stuff.co.nz, ...$2000 PET scans at the private Wakefield Hospital in the capital from January 28 to cancer patients, particularly those with lung cancer, melanoma and cancer ...

    Canines smell cancer in humans Jan 12, 2006
    Winnipeg Free Press (subscription), For example, there are reports of dogs warning their owners of the presence of melanoma by incessantly sniffing or licking skin discolourations and blemishes. ...

    Indoor Tanning Contributes to Increased Incidence of Skin Cancer Jan 12, 2006
    Newswise (press release) In addition to these immediate injuries, tanning bed users have an increased risk of developing skin cancer, including the most deadly form, melanoma, in the ...

    CancerVax to merge with German firm Jan 10, 2006
    North County Times, CancerVax recently stopped testing of Canvaxin, its vaccine to treat melanoma, because of a lack of evidence that the drug was working. ...

    CancerVax, Micromet Enter $127M Merger Agreement Jan 9, 2006
    BioWorld Online (subscription), ...development of its lead drug, Canvaxin, when interim data indicated it would not show a significant survival benefit over placebo in Stage III melanoma patients ...

    Study finds canines can sniff out human cancer Jan 18, 2006
    MSU State News, In 1989, a London woman's dog continuously sniffed at a mole on her leg, which turned out to be malignant melanoma — a form of skin cancer, Broffman said. ...

    Scientists find unusual lung-cancer tumor-suppressor gene Jan 19, 2006
    innovations report, The gene is also often silenced or lost in a variety of other cancers, including breast and ovarian cancer, melanoma and lymphoma. ...

    History of Non-Melanoma Skin Cancer Doubles Melanoma Risk 21 Dec 2005
    MedPage Today, 21 - For older white women, a history of non-melanoma skin cancer outstrips sun exposure as the dominant risk factor for melanoma, researchers here reported. ...

    Risk of second malignant melanoma high 21 Dec 2005
    ABC Online, Individuals diagnosed with a first malignant melanoma of the skin have a significantly increased risk of being diagnosed with a second malignant melanoma ...

    Sunburn More Likely to Cause Non-Malignant Skin Cancer 21 Dec 2005
    MedPage Today, HOUSTON, Dec. 21 - The sun may not be quite the melanoma threat it's cracked up to be, according to researchers here. Ultraviolet ...

    SciClone Reports Results From ZADAXIN Proof-of-Concept Liver ... 21 Dec 2005
    Market Wire (press release) ..."Recently, we reported encouraging interim data on ZADAXIN's use in combination therapy from a large, phase 2 malignant melanoma trial. ...

    Best Sun Protection Tips: Why Sunscreen Alone is Not Enough 21 Dec 2005
    The Green Guide, ...year. Melanoma, the deadliest form of skin cancer, will kill 7,910 people—that's nearly one person dying of melanoma every hour. ...

    Neoprobe Completes Regulatory Submission for Lymphoseek 21 Dec 2005
    New Age Media Concepts (press release) ...agent to improve the ability of physicians to more quickly and more accurately indicate the spread of such cancers as breast, melanoma, prostate, gastric and ...

    Viragen Reports Annual Meeting Voting Results 21 Dec 2005
    PR Newswire (press release), ...their continuing review of Viragen's application seeking approval for Multiferon(R) as a new first-line adjuvant therapy for the treatment of malignant melanoma ...

    Scripps Howard News Service 21 Dec 2005
    Scripps Howard News Service, SUNMELANOMA (Bowman, SHNS) _ A new study suggests that ultraviolet B radiation from the sun may not play the same role in developing the melanoma form of skin ...

    Older white women at risk for melanoma Dec 20, 2005
    Science Daily (press release) Statins may not protect against melanoma (November 7, 2005) -- A review of recent studies by Denver scientists reveals no clear evidence that cholesterol ...

    CT and MRI Appearances of Primary Sphenoid Melanoma: A Rare Case Dec 18, 2005
    Am J Neuroradiology (subscription) Summary: Primary sphenoid melanoma is a rare tumor. A 75-year-old man presented with complaints of headache and visual complaints for a few days. ...

    Women with Skin Cancer History Twice as Likely to Get Melanoma ... Dec 19, 2005
    PR Newswire (press release), ...shows that post-menopausal, non-Hispanic white women with a history of nonmelanoma skin cancer (NMSC) are at greater risk for developing melanoma, a much more ...

    A cream for melanoma Dec 14, 2005
    News 8 Austin, According to the American Cancer Association, nearly 60,000 people will be diagnosed with melanoma, or skin cancer, this year in the United States. ...

    SciClone melanoma drug looks promising Dec 14, 2005
    United Press International SAN MATEO, Calif., Dec. 14 (UPI) -- SciClone/Sigma-Tau Wednesday said interim Phase 2 findings for their advanced malignant melanoma drug look promising. ...

    Fighting Advanced Melanoma: Could A 'Personalized Vaccine' Be The ... Dec 12, 2005
    Science Daily (press release) Saint Louis University is one of two sites in the country to study the effectiveness of an experimental, personalized vaccine in treating advanced melanoma. ...

    CMD and UCLA collaborate on melanoma lab test Dec 9, 2005
    LabTechnologist.com, 09/12/2005 - CombiMatrix Molecular Diagnostics (CMD) are to collaborate with the University Of California (UCLA), on a gene-based melanoma laboratory test ...

    Free Melanoma Program Available for Maine High Schools Dec 13, 2005
    Magic City Morning Star, By PSA. A free melanoma education program, which has been implemented in over 300 Massachusetts schools, is now available in Maine. ...

    Vikings' owner donates $2.5 million to UW for melanoma research Nov 21, 2005
    Grand Forks Herald, Mandelbaum, a New Jersey attorney and businessman, said he had melanoma on his face that was removed, and he showed reporters that there is no scar. ...

    Sydney hospital may be close to melanoma breakthrough Nov 23, 2005
    ABC Online, ...melanomas. Doctors say they have had some success with targeted alpha therapy against tumours in the leg and chest of melanoma patients. ...

    UW Medical Center opens Melanoma Center to provide advanced ... Nov 30, 2005
    uwnews.org, ...resources available to fight the most virulent form of skin cancer, University of Washington Medical Center has established a multidisciplinary Melanoma Center ...

    Stem cell microenvironment reverses malignant melanoma Nov 20, 2005
    Medical News Today (press release), ...researchers have demonstrated how the microenvironments of two human embryonic stem cell (hESC) lines (federally approved) induced metastatic melanoma cells to ...

    The Melanoma Education Foundation is looking for volunteers Dec 1, 2005
    Wellesley Townsman, The Melanoma Education Foundation is seeking volunteers to raise melanoma awareness in their communities. Especially needed are ...

    Melanoma group hosts free workshop at AHS Nov 22, 2005
    Arlington Advocate, The Melanoma Education Foundation held a free teacher training workshop Nov. ... Melanoma is the most common cancer in young adults of ages 25-29. ...

    No Benefit for Stage II Melanoma with Addition of Isotretinoin Nov 29, 2005
    Cancer Consultants (press release), ...of Clinical Oncology, the addition of isotretinoin to interferon alfa provides no benefit over interferon alfa alone in the treatment of stages IIA-IIB melanoma ...

    Researchers move in on novel therapeutics to inhibit melanoma Dec 5, 2005
    News-Medical.net, ...developed a novel, three-dimensional model that allows scientists to observe how interacting with the microenvironment of metastatic melanoma cells induces ...

    ''Solarscan'' Differentiates Melanoma From Benign Lesions Dec 5, 2005
    Cancerpage.com, ...analysis instrument (SolarScan; Polartechnics Ltd) is accurate enough to serve as an "expert second opinion" in differentiating primary melanoma from benign ...

    Argentina researchers test melanoma recurrence vaccine Nov 28, 2005
    WIS, 28, 2005 - Researchers in Argentina say they have successfully tested a new vaccine to prevent the recurrence of melanoma, the leading cause of skin cancer ...

    Duke neurobiologist dies of melanoma Nov 28, 2005
    Durham Herald Sun, Duke neurobiologist who contributed extensively to the understanding of the brain's circuitry and its processing of sensory input, died of melanoma Saturday at ...

    Testament for perseverance Dec 19, 2005
    Arizona Republic, ...year during a routine physical examination before entering the eighth grade, Clark, now a starting defender/midfielder for Hamilton, was diagnosed with melanoma ...

    Non-melanoma cancer cuts fracture risk Nov 17, 2005
    The Age (subscription), People who have been diagnosed with non-melanoma skin cancer have a much lower risk of broken bones than the general population, Australian research has found. ...

    Sunday: Kiwis and the sun's dangers Dec 18, 2005
    TVNZ, A further 67,000 new cases of suspected skin cancer are treated each year, including 1,800 new cases of melanoma, the most deadly form of skin cancer. ...

    SciClone and Sigma-Tau Report Promising Interim Phase 2 Results in ... Dec 14, 2005
    Market Wire (press release) ...chemotherapy with and without low-dose interferon alpha to treat patients with stage IV, the most advanced and imminently fatal form of, malignant melanoma. ...

    Melanoma cream Dec 14, 2005
    News 8 Austin, ...are not deep. Surgery, radiation or chemotherapy can all be used to treat this type of melanoma -- usually with success. If these ...

    Support groups Dec 20, 2005
    Indianapolis Star, 317) 596-9923. Melanoma Support Group offers support and education for melanoma patients and their loved ones. Meetings are from ...

    Toward The Future Of Cancer Prevention Dec 18, 2005
    Science Daily (press release) ...methods used to study smoking have been adapted by researchers in the department to look at other preventable cancers, such as skin cancer, melanoma and colon ...

    Viragen Holds Annual Stockholder Meeting: CEO Issues Progress ... Dec 15, 2005
    PR Newswire (press release), ...is related to our pending application in Sweden seeking approval for Multiferon(R) as a new first-line adjuvant therapy for the treatment of malignant melanoma ...

    Breakthrough For Skin Cancer Treatment Dec 16, 2005
    7Online.com, ...(New York-WABC, December 16, 2005) - In the past, doctors treated melanoma by cutting it out of the skin. ... Susan was diagnosed with melanoma three years ago. ...

    Scientists Discover New Skin Color Gene Dec 15, 2005
    KPHO Phoenix, ...glance seems to be at the most basic level of genetic research might someday be used to prevent or help cure one of the deadliest human cancers -- melanoma. ...

    New Data Suggest Novel Low-dose Outpatient Chemobiotherapy Regimen ... Dec 12, 2005
    PR Newswire (press release), Interferon-alpha-2b and interleukin-2 appears to be efficacious and well-tolerated in patients with inoperable stage IV metastatic melanoma, according to data ...

    Scientists identify skin color gene Dec 20, 2005
    myDNA.com, The find could lead to further research using the protein coded by the pigmentation gene as a target for treatment of malignant melanoma, the most deadly form ...

    UNEP budgets $470M as ozone 'hole' hits 10 000 sq miles Dec 19, 2005
    Urethanes Technology (subscription), Risks include more melanoma and non-melanoma skin cancers, more eye cataracts, weakened immune systems, reduced plant yields, damage to ocean eco-systems ...

    Stories of life and death inspire Carroll Dec 18, 2005
    Dallas Morning News (subscription), ...not. He died in July 2004 from melanoma and became the inspiration for last season's Carroll team, which won a state title. This ...

    Solbec secures offer for $2.26m Commercial Ready Grant funding Dec 20, 2005
    Biotech Intelligence (press release), ...are forecast to cost $4.5M. As indicated in a recent announcement to the market (24 Oct 2005) the orphan drug indications of malignant melanoma and metastatic ...

    Metastases in Head and Neck Cancer Dec 18, 2005
    Am J Neuroradiology (subscription) The problems of metastatic adenocarcinoma to the neck from an unknown primary and from melanoma of an unknown primary are also discussed. ...

    Wellness calendar Dec 20, 2005
    Indianapolis Star, Melanoma Support Group, 6 pm the first Monday of each month at The Wellness Community of Central Indiana, 8465 Keystone Crossing, Suite 145. ...

    Silent Night, holy night, all is calm, all is bright… Dec 20, 2005
    HoweStreet.com, Investigators in unrelated work have found they can force a gene into a melanoma tumor with electric pulses and stimulate an immune system attack. ...

    £7m boost to war on cancer Dec 15, 2005
    Yorkshire Post Today, Julia Newton-Bishop, the international Genomel consortium brings together teams around the world who are working on the genetics of melanoma and identifying ...

    Breakthrough For Skin Cancer Dec 8, 2005
    WFtv.com, BACKGROUND: According to the American Cancer Association, nearly 60,000 people will be diagnosed with melanoma this year in the United States. ...

    Teen Cancer Trust targets young fans at festivals Dec 15, 2005
    DM Bulletin, In collaboration with The David Price Melanoma Trust, TCT will distribute postcards and branded sun cream to young festival-goers. ...

    TSN producer was raised in Brampton Dec 19, 2005
    Brampton Guardian, Brampton's Paul (Mac) McLean the executive producer of events for TSN, The Sports Network, died on Wednesday after a two-year bout with melanoma. ...

    CombiMatrix Molecular Diagnostics and University of California ... Dec 7, 2005
    Genetic Engineering News, School of Medicine at the University of California, Los Angeles (UCLA) to develop a gene-based test for the diagnosis of malignant melanoma using routinely ...

    Wife battles for identity mix-up man to be freed Dec 16, 2005
    Leeds Today, University of Leeds Professor Julia Newton-Bishop is to lead a world-wide consortium – known as GenoMEL – to look at the genetics of melanoma and try to ...

    Good causes Dec 16, 2005
    Salem News, MELANOMA AWARENESS: The Melanoma Foundation is looking for volunteers, including grant writers, outreach coordinators and technical advisers to help raise ...

    Summer rush puts heat on MoleMap Dec 11, 2005
    New Zealand Herald, By Juliet Rowan. MoleMap is booked up for at least six weeks in several parts of the country, forcing the melanoma-screening company to employ extra staff. ...

    FAK, an enzyme, could play a major role in promoting aggressive ... Nov 20, 2005
    Xagena.it, Researchers at Northwestern University have discovered a key signaling mechanism that may promote the ability of highly aggressive malignant melanoma cells to ...

    Interleukin-12 can safely be administered with Interferon as an ... Dec 16, 2005
    Xagena.it, This strategy, a form of immunotherapy, is sometimes used to treat melanoma, advanced kidney cancer and other tumors that respond poorly to chemotherapy or ...

    Genetic test to help reduce skin cancer Dec 6, 2005
    Ninemsn, Australian Institute for Medical Research will study 1,000 15 and 16-year-olds in an attempt to find the genetic causes of moles and if they relate to melanoma ...

    Incidence of this cancer on the rise Nov 22, 2005
    About - News & Issues, Melanoma is a cancerous tumor that grows out of melanocyte cells. ... Melanoma is a serious cancer that can spread rapidly throughout the body. ...

    Millionaire gives $30 million cancer donation Dec 10, 2005
    The Age, An little-known millionaire has donated $30 million towards finding a cure for melanoma and hopes other rich Australians will follow his act by giving money to ...

    Volunteer opportunities Dec 7, 2005
    Hamilton-Wenham Chronicle, The Melanoma Education Foundation is looking for a grant writer, outreach coordinators and technical consultant. The grant writer ...

    Common ground Dec 1, 2005
    The News-Press, Eric had been diagnosed with melanoma in 2003. ... Eric, a senior, remains an active player despite his battle with melanoma (skin cancer). ...

    Area support groups Dec 17, 2005
    Indianapolis Star, For more information, call (317) 898-1051. Melanoma Support Group offers support and education for melanoma patients and their loved ones. ...

    Mayo Clinic Discovers Two Key Players In Cancer Prevention And How ... Dec 19, 2005
    Science Daily (press release) Skin Cancers Growing In Young People - A Case For Prevention (August 13, 2005) -- The incidence of non-melanoma skin cancers in young adults has increased ...

    Scientists pinpoint gene for skin color Dec 19, 2005
    Jackson Hole Star-Tribune, The discovery could help in finding treatments for a dangerous skin cancer, known as malignant melanoma, or perhaps lead to a safe way to darken the skin ...

    New biopsy less invasive for some cancer patients Dec 14, 2005
    Gaylord Herald Times, GAYLORD - A less invasive method for identifying the spread of cancer to lymph nodes is being used for breast cancer and melanoma patients at Otsego Memorial ...

    SciClone Reports Results From First ZADAXIN Phase 3 Hepatitis C ... Dec 14, 2005
    Market Wire (press release) ...several other important trials ongoing for ZADAXIN including the ongoing triple therapy HCV clinical trial as well as a phase 2 malignant melanoma trial, both ...

    A positive attitude pays off Dec 18, 2005
    Cleveland Plain Dealer, ...scientists, researchers and engineers. The 62-year-old Lakewood resident died of complications from malignant melanoma Nov. 26. "He was a ...

    Cancer Screening Questioned Dec 14, 2005
    Cancerpage.com, ...affect the patient. He says overdiagnosis is common in thyroid, melanoma, breast and prostate cancer today. “Overdiagnosis means ...

    Sun exposure for lung health? Dec 18, 2005
    myDNA.com, After decades of warnings that too much sun can cause the skin cancer melanoma, health authorities last month stated that too little sun can also be a health ...

    (PRN) Positive ABRAXANE(R) Data in Early-Stage (Adjuvant) Breast ... Dec 9, 2005
    Houston Chronicle, ...the combination of ABRAXANE and carboplatin was active in multiple tumor types, including breast cancer, non-small cell lung cancer (NCSLC), melanoma and other ...

    Writer-Teacher Fred Pfeil's Short Life In Pursuit Of Peace Dec 18, 2005
    Hartford Courant, ...of print. Pfeil was diagnosed with melanoma in February, and the cancer quickly spread to his brain. He had no children. "He felt ...

    Outgoing coroner Streams reflects on decades of service Dec 18, 2005
    Indiana Gazette, Beginning in 2000, Streams had bouts with four types of cancer including malignant melanoma, basal cell carcinoma and bladder cancer. ...

    How To Rid the Skin of Barnacles Dec 18, 2005
    Canada Free Press, What's more hazardous is ignoring medical pleas to guard against excessive sun exposure. This is why death from malignant melanoma is at an all time high. ...

    Coach not taking time out for cancer Dec 17, 2005
    Salt Lake Tribune, ..."He hasn't made one complaint.". In August, Bowman felt a lump on his back, which was later revealed to be melanoma after he had surgery to remove it. ...

    BCC to induct second Hall of Fame class Dec 18, 2005
    Battle Creek Enquirer, Doctors discovered a melanoma on his nose over the summer and he has since had surgery that he says left his face suitable for handing out candy on Halloween. ...

    Beating the odds Dec 19, 2005
    Newark Star Ledger, ...pancreatic disease at a time when research is targeting the most resistant cancers, such as kidney, ovarian, lung and brain cancer and late-stage melanoma. ...

    Sabinsa's Curcumin C3 Complex Ingredient Preferred by MD Anderson ... Dec 19, 2005
    NPIcenter (press release), According to researchers at MD Anderson Cancer Center, curcumin blocks a key biological pathway needed for development of melanoma and other cancers. ...

    Antigenics Updates Business Strategy and Outlines Timeline for the ... Dec 6, 2005
    Genetic Engineering News, ...to the US Food and Drug Administration (FDA) the results of its tests measuring the potency of Oncophage from both the kidney cancer and melanoma Phase 3 trials ...

    Antigenics Updates Business Strategy and Outlines Timeline for the ... Dec 6, 2005
    Finanzen.net, ...submit to the US Food and DrugAdministration (FDA) the results of its tests measuring the potency ofOncophage from both the kidney cancer and melanoma Phase 3 ...

    Despite failures, researchers still optimistic about vaccines for ... Dec 6, 2005
    Wilkes Barre Times-Leader, In the early 1980s, scientists identified a melanoma antigen — a protein that was on the surface of cancerous melanoma cells, but not, by and large, on ...

    ZymoGenetics Highlights Development Programs at Analyst & Investor ... Dec 8, 2005
    PR Newswire (press release), ...completed and presented results from Part A of a Phase 1 study with IL-21 as a potential outpatient treatment for patients with metastatic melanoma and renal ...

    Tanned bodies come with health risks Nov 30, 2005
    The Daily Campus However, melanoma, the deadliest form of skin cancer, is occurring at a much younger age than it used to. Half of all melanoma cases ...

    Chili cancer teen reveals mettle Dec 11, 2005
    Rochester Democrat and Chronicle, Daniel, 15, was diagnosed last year with stage IV metastatic melanoma. ... One is a 17-year-old melanoma patient he treated in 1995. ...

    Innovative Research Set To Push Boundaries Of Cancer Care Nov 23, 2005
    Science Daily (press release) ...fight tumors. Use of electric pulses to force a gene into melanoma tumor cells that then stimulates an immune system attack. An ...

    Delcath Systems Announces Extension of Warrants Dec 19, 2005
    dBusinessNews Hartford (press release), In May 2005, Delcath received fast-track status from the US FDA for the treatment of metastatic melanoma in the liver with melphalan, an approved anticancer ...

    Video: How cancer spreads Nov 30, 2005
    MayoClinic.com This video shows how a type of skin cancer called melanoma can metastasize. ... Melanoma begins in the melanocytes ? cells that produce skin color, or pigment. ...

    Point Therapeutics Announces Positive Interim Results at American ... Dec 12, 2005
    Business Wire (press release), ...positive results from three of our Phase 2 talabostat trials at major scientific conferences--non-small cell lung cancer, single-agent melanoma, and now these ...

    Annual Meeting of the American Society of Hematology Highlights ... Dec 6, 2005
    PR Newswire (press release), A. Felix Analyst meeting An invitation-only analyst meeting will be held on Saturday, December 10th that will include leading experts in melanoma and chronic ...

    Medical Breakthrough -- Skin Cancer Breakthrough Dec 1, 2005
    WQAD, Melanoma is a deadly type of skin cancer and will affect nearly 60-thousand Americans this year. ... Susan was diagnosed with melanoma three years ago. ...

    Researchers find keys to cancer spread Dec 9, 2005
    Cancerfacts.com, In a second experiment, they injected melanoma cells under the mice' skin. ... Unlike lung cancer, however, melanoma tends to spread to sites all over the body. ...

    Curry Ingredient Fights Skin Cancer Dec 10, 2005
    DisInfo.com, ...'They said curcumin, found in the spice turmeric, interferes with melanoma cells. 'Tests in laboratory dishes show that curcumin ...

    Melanoma trends highlight regional differences 13 Nov 2005
    Stuff.co.nz, A regional Melanoma Scorecard was developed by skin screening service MoleMap for SunSmart week, which begins today. Regional data ...

    Skin cancer survivor says don't learn the hard way 13 Nov 2005
    Hobart Mercury, By MERYL NAIDOO. "Don't learn the hard way," said the Hobart hairdresser, 44, who was diagnosed with a melanoma in 2000. "I was so lucky it was diagnosed early. ...

    HUMIRA(R) (Adalimumab) Shows Promise in Treating Patients With ... 13 Nov 2005
    PR Newswire (press release), These malignancies, other than lymphoma and non-melanoma skin cancer, were similar in type and number to what would be expected in the general population. ...

    Glenn Milne: Put Malcolm in the middle of the fray 13 Nov 2005
    Australian, The Prime Minister has called her twice. Deputy Prime Minister Mark Vaile has a melanoma scare; Howard immediately rings his wife. ...

    Saving kids from the sun 13 Nov 2005
    Sacramento Bee, ...exposure we've had to the sun, or very frequent exposure, is beginning to take its toll," said Assemblyman Joe Nation, D-San Rafael, a melanoma victim four ...

    In passing 13 Nov 2005
    The Spokesman Review, He was 50. Bujones had announced seven weeks ago that he had lung cancer, but he died Thursday in Miami of complications from another form of cancer, melanoma. ...

    Indian River roads: Residents: A1A drainage project added to ... 13 Nov 2005
    Vero Beach Press-Journal (subscription), Sebastian River High School. Brian, the son of head golf shop cashier Joy Green, is fighting malignant melanoma. For a $5 donation ...

    The Aging Equine 13 Nov 2005
    TheHorse.com, If a melanoma spreads to the abdominal region (its usual location), a horse could begin to lose weight and condition, become debilitated, and suffer from fluid ...

    Point Therapeutics Announces Results From Phase 2 Metastatic ... Nov 11, 2005
    Genetic Engineering News, POTP) announced results in the company's Phase 2 single-agent study of its oral anti-cancer drug candidate, talabostat, in patients with Stage IV melanoma. ...

    Abraxaneâ„¢ Shows Significant Activity for the Treatment of ... Nov 11, 2005
    Cancer Consultants (press release), ...the University of Arizona have reported that Abraxane (albumin-bound paclitaxel) has significant activity for the treatment of patients with metastatic melanoma ...

    Statins may not protect against melanoma Nov 7, 2005
    Monsters and Critics.com, States (UPI) -- A review of recent studies by Denver scientists reveals no clear evidence that cholesterol-lowering drugs can decrease the risk of melanoma. ...

    No Good Evidence That Cholesterol Drugs Lower Melanoma Risk Nov 7, 2005
    Health Behavior News Service No clear evidence exists that some widely-prescribed cholesterol-lowering drugs can decrease the risk of melanoma, a deadly and malignant skin cancer ...

    Abraxaneâ„¢ Evaluated for Treatment of Metastatic Melanoma Nov 7, 2005
    Cancer Consultants (press release), Foundation Symposium, Abraxaneâ„¢ (albumin-bound paclitaxel) produced an anticancer effect in patients with metastatic malignant melanoma, particularly in ...

    Melanoma Treatment Discovered Nov 9, 2005
    Yahoo! News (press release) 9 /PRNewswire/ -- Researchers at New Zealand's Wellington School of Medicine are working on a possible treatment for melanoma derived from a Vietnamese herb. ...

    Rescued Plant Shows Capability To Treat Melanoma Nov 9, 2005
    All Headline News Nelson, New Zealand (AHN) - Researchers at New Zealand's Wellington School of Medicine are working on a possible treatment for melanoma derived from a ...

    Herb could bring melanoma treatment Nov 9, 2005
    Newstalk ZB, Director of Forest Herbs Research Peter Butler says the plant, with its anti-melanoma properties, is a very rare tuber found at high altitudes in the forest. ...

    Possible melanoma treatment Nov 9, 2005
    Newstalk ZB, They made the discovery during a project aimed at saving endangered medicinal plants and helping poor Vietnamese hill tribes. Forest ...

    Statins may not protect against melanoma Nov 7, 2005
    Science Daily (press release) Statins may lower fracture risk in men (September 26, 2005) -- One of the largest studies of its kind has revealed that a class of cholesterol-lowering drugs ...

    Key Mechanism Found That Promotes Spread Of Malignant Melanoma Nov 1, 2005
    Science Daily (press release) Researchers at Northwestern University have discovered a key signaling mechanism that may promote the ability of highly aggressive malignant melanoma cells to ...

    Researchers Use 'Trickery' To Create Immune Response Against ... Nov 1, 2005
    Science Daily (press release) In the study, melanoma cells and dendritic cells from mice were removed, combined together in a culture dish and exposed to pieces of viruses and bacteria. ...

    Misdiagnosis of Melanoma in Young Children Nov 3, 2005
    AAP Grand Rounds (subscription) Outcomes and pathological review of a cohort of children with melanoma. Br J Dermatol. ... One child died of melanoma (age 15, nodular melanoma, depth 1 mm). ...

    Matched Skin and Sentinel Lymph Node Samples of Melanoma Patients ... Oct 29, 2005
    Am J Pathology (subscription) ...after intradermal administration of either granulocyte/macrophage colony-stimulating factor (GM-CSF) or saline, at the excision site of stage I primary melanoma ...

    Study estimates melanoma risk in gene mutation carriers Oct 21, 2005
    Medical News Today (press release), People who carry a mutation in the melanoma susceptibility gene CDKN2A have a much lower risk of melanoma than has been suggested by previous estimates ...

    Arginine Deprivation Slows Metastatic Melanoma Oct 24, 2005
    Cancer Consultants (press release), Treatment to reduce plasma levels of arginine, an amino acid that contributes to the growth of melanoma, may be a safe and effective approach to controlling ...

    Radiation Therapy Can Help Spare Vision in Patients with Melanoma ... Oct 18, 2005
    Newswise (press release) Medical Center. The research involved 57 patients with malignant melanoma of the uvea which is the pigmented layer of the eye. The ...

    Breast cancer patients may be more susceptible to melanoma Oct 14, 2005
    Hopkinton Crier, Researchers have found a dangerous link between breast cancer and melanoma. In a recent study, statistics show that women diagnosed ...

    Pegylated Arginine Deiminase Promising for Metastatic Melanoma and ... Oct 26, 2005
    Cancer Consultants (press release), An Italian/American phase I/II trial has evaluated pegylated arginine deiminase (ADI-SS PEG) for the treatment of metastatic melanoma and concluded that this ...

    Melanoma vaccine enters phase IIa clinical trials Oct 20, 2005
    PharmaLive.com (press release), ...the first of three planned phase IIa clinical trials with the Immunodrugâ„¢ candidate CYT004-MelQbG10, a therapeutic vaccine to treat malignant melanoma. ...

    Melanoma gets a new NOTCH in its belt, and a new treatment ... Oct 23, 2005
    Medical News Today (press release), The Notch signaling pathway is involved in several cancers, but its role in melanoma was poorly characterized. In a paper appearing ...

    Intralesional Bacille Calmette-Guerin Injection Effective for ... Oct 24, 2005
    DG News SAN FRANCISCO, CA -- October 24, 2005 -- Although intralesional injections of bacilli Calmette-Guerin (BCG) have fallen into disuse for melanoma, they are ...

    Solbec confirms malignant melanoma and metastatic renal cell ... Oct 24, 2005
    Biotech Intelligence (press release), 2005: Solbec Pharmaceuticals Limited (ASX: SBP) announced today that after a review of all pre-clinical and clinical data, malignant melanoma and metastatic ...

    Oncophage® Improves Survival in Metastatic Melanoma Oct 17, 2005
    Cancer Consultants (press release), ...a recent phase III clinical trial, the vaccine Oncophage (vitespen, formerly HSPCC-96) improves survival by over 50% in some patients with metastatic melanoma. ...

    Melanoma and Other Non-AIDS Defining Cancers on the Rise Oct 27, 2005
    Cancerpage.com, ..."These cancers included melanoma, other skin cancers (ie, basal and squamous cell skin cancer), anal, and prostate carcinoma, and Hodgkin disease.". ...

    No good evidence that cholesterol drugs lower melanoma risk Nov 10, 2005
    Dominican Today, Washington.– No clear evidence exists that some widely-prescribed cholesterol-lowering drugs can decrease the risk of melanoma, a deadly and malignant skin ...

    IDM Launches Phase II Trial in Europe of its Therapeutic Vaccine ... Nov 9, 2005
    PR Newswire (press release), ...a Phase II clinical trial in Europe of its therapeutic vaccine Uvidem(R), under development in collaboration with Sanofi-Aventis, for the treatment of melanoma ...

    IDM Launches Phase II Trial in Europe of its Therapeutic Vaccine ... Nov 9, 2005
    Biotech Intelligence (press release), ...a Phase II clinical trial in Europe of its therapeutic vaccine Uvidem®, under development in collaboration with Sanofi-Aventis, for the treatment of melanoma. ...

    Statins may not protect against melanoma Nov 7, 2005
    United Press International 7 (UPI) -- A review of recent studies by Denver scientists reveals no clear evidence that cholesterol-lowering drugs can decrease the risk of melanoma. ...

    Sanofi/IDM cancer vaccine reaches mid-stage development Nov 10, 2005
    Pharmaceutical Business Review 10 Nov 2005, 09:30 GMT - The trial will recruit 50 patients with resected stage II or III melanoma who will be randomized to receive either Uvidem alone or ...

    Does this mole look cancerous? Nov 7, 2005
    Cavalierdaily.com, There are three major types of skin cancer: basal cell carcinoma, squamous cell carcinoma and melanoma. ... Welcome to the ABCs of melanoma watching. ...

    Results wait for Vaile Nov 10, 2005
    Port Macquarie News, LYNE MP and deputy Prime Minister Mark Vaile is waiting on pathology tests for the all-clear after having surgery on a melanoma last week. ...

    Point Therapeutics points out good results in skin cancer drug ... Nov 11, 2005
    Boston Mass High Tech, ...reports positive results from a Phase 2 single-agent study of its oral anti-cancer drug candidate, talabostat, in patients with Stage IV melanoma. ...

    Enzyme Might Be Culprit in Skin Cancer's Spread Nov 3, 2005
    KPHO Phoenix, ...cellular activities. However, this enzyme's unhelpful behavior within malignant melanoma cells is now gaining scientific attention. The ...

    Key to Improved Chemotherapy Response to ABRAXANE(TM) Validated by ... Nov 3, 2005
    Yahoo! News (press release) ...at the Chemotherapy Foundation Symposium XXIII on several studies of ABRAXANE, including non-small cell lung cancer, metastatic malignant melanoma and head and ...

    Key to Improved Chemotherapy Response to ABRAXANE(TM) Validated by ... Nov 3, 2005
    PR Newswire (press release), High Concentrations of SPARC found in tumors which have metastasized in such cancers as breast, head and neck, lung, and malignant melanoma * Clinical data ...

    Lord Lichfield Nov 12, 2005
    Charlotte Observer, ...to men's ballet. He was on leave as director of the Orlando Ballet to treat melanoma. -- Associated Press. HONOLULU -- Herbert Takami ...

    Vaile gets the all-clear Nov 10, 2005
    Port Macquarie News, LYNE MP and deputy Prime Minister Mark Vaile has been given the all-clear by doctors after a recent melanoma scare. Mr Vaile received ...

    Skin Cancer Cream Nov 10, 2005
    WTVY, ...alternative. Dartmouth Doctor Shane Chapman is studying this cream, Imiquidmod to treat a type of melanoma that affects the skins' surface. ...

    Science Journal: Nature's quirks limit DNA-based drug ... Nov 11, 2005
    Pittsburgh Post Gazette, But the compound has been disappointing, to put it politely, doing essentially nothing against melanoma. In June, scientists figured out why. ...

    Mutations in the BRAF gene predict sensitivity to MEK inhibitors Nov 10, 2005
    Xagena.it, BRAF is a protein that plays a central role in the growth and survival of cancer cells and is mutated in the majority of patients with melanoma and in a ...

    News briefs Nov 12, 2005
    Rochester Democrat and Chronicle, Daniel, 15, has been battling metastasis melanoma cancer for 18 months. The cancer has moved into his lungs, liver, femur and lymph node. ...

    Genta Announces 3rd Quarter 2005 Financial Results Nov 7, 2005
    PR Newswire (press release), ...to complete by year-end 2005 the regulatory filings for marketing approval of Genasense plus chemotherapy in Europe for patients with advanced melanoma, and in ...

    Vaile to undergo skin cancer surgery Nov 1, 2005
    The Age (subscription), Minister Mark Vaile has been diagnosed with the most deadly form of skin cancer and will undergo surgery on Thursday to have a malignant melanoma removed from ...

    Point Therapeutics, Inc. Announces Phase 2 Poster Presentations at ... Nov 1, 2005
    Business Wire (press release), ...talabostat in combination with docetaxel in metastatic non-small cell lung cancer (NSCLC) and talabostat as a single agent in metastatic melanoma and intends ...

    Orlando Ballet leader, 50, dies of cancer Nov 10, 2005
    Orlando Sentinel, Bujones, who had announced seven weeks ago that he had lung cancer, succumbed to complications from malignant melanoma, an aggressive form of skin cancer ...

    Cytokinetics Announces Clinical and Non-Clinical Data on Ispinesib ... Nov 11, 2005
    PR Newswire (press release), Institute (NCI) continues to enroll patients in five other Phase II clinical trials evaluating ispinesib in other tumor types, including melanoma, head and neck ...

    FDA Orphan Drug Approvals: Zactima, Surfaxin, IL-21 Nov 8, 2005
    Medscape (subscription) ...lucinactant for the treatment of bronchopulmonary dysplasia in premature infants; and interleukin 21 for the treatment of advanced or aggressive melanoma. ...

    Reflux-Linked Esophagus Cancer On the Rise Nov 10, 2005
    Forbes It way outpaces melanoma and prostate cancer," said Dr. Rhonda F. Souza, co-author of the report and associate professor of medicine at the Dallas VA Medical ...

    Joseph 'Joe' Pickle, West Texas journalist Nov 10, 2005
    Houston Chronicle, ...international ballet who once declared, "Baryshnikov has the publicity, I have the talent," Nov. 10, of melanoma, in Miami. He was 50.

    Dr Dog, the cancer specialist Nov 7, 2005
    Times Online, ...dogs have also identified — without having been asked — early-stage lung cancer in a visiting Japanese television director and a malignant melanoma in a ...

    Highlights of rising and falling US stocks Nov 11, 2005
    Investor's Business Daily (subscription) Point Therapeutics Inc. (POTP) advanced by as much as 12% after it said two patients with stage IV melanoma in a Phase II single-agent study of its oral anti ...

    Fernando Bujones, famed ballet dancer, dies of cancer at age 50 Nov 10, 2005
    Tallahassee.com, Bujones died after taking a three-month leave from his position as artistic director of the Orlando Ballet to treat melanoma, said Russell Allen, the group's ...

    Orlando Ballet's Fernando Bujones dies Nov 10, 2005
    Orlando Business Journal, Fernando Bujones, artistic director of Orlando Ballet, died in Miami early Thursday morning after a brief and unexpected battle with a malignant melanoma. ...

    Acid Reflux Increases Risk Of Esophagus Cancer Nov 10, 2005
    MedIndia, Cancer Society. The article says that esophagus cancer is increasing at a faster rate than melanoma and prostate cancer. The rapid ...

    Health Support Groups Nov 10, 2005
    Quad City Times, Information: (309) 372-4472. Melanoma. 6:30 pm second Thursdays, Gilda’s Club Quad-Cities, 1234 E. River Drive, Davenport. Information: (563) 326-7504. ...

    TriPath Imaging Announces Third Quarter 2005 Results Nov 10, 2005
    PR Newswire (press release), Imaging, develops and manages the market introduction of molecular diagnostic and pharmacogenomic products and services for malignant melanoma and cancers of ...

    Point Therapeutics Reports Third Quarter 2005 Financial Results Nov 9, 2005
    Genetic Engineering News, Point is also studying talabostat in several Phase 2 trials, including as a single agent in metastatic melanoma, in combination with cisplatin in metastatic ...

    Pat Ciafardini, former chief of Newport police detectives Nov 11, 2005
    Cincinnati Enquirer, He survived leukemia, melanoma, prostate cancer, two bypass surgeries, World War II, 25 years on the Newport police force and an indictment in a conspiracy ...

    AVAX Technologies to Present at Bio-Europe 2005 International ... Nov 7, 2005
    Finanzen.net, ...of Clinical Oncology, February 2004reported actual five-year survival data for a group of 214 patientswith clinically evident Stage III melanoma treated with ...

    CanWest announces the Diane King Stuemer Fellowship Nov 10, 2005
    Yahoo! News (press release) After Diane King Stuemer was diagnosed with melanoma in 1997, she and her husband, along with their three children, left their Ottawa home and sailed around ...

    CanWest announces the Diane King Stuemer Fellowship Nov 10, 2005
    PR Newswire (press release), It is an investment in the future." After Diane King Stuemer was diagnosed with melanoma in 1997, she and her husband, along with their three children, left ...

    New Studies Highlight Promising Potential Of Cancer Immunotherapy Nov 2, 2005
    Science Daily (press release) ...than a million skin cancer cases occur each year globally, with a 5-year survival rate of 7 to 9% and a 10-year survival rate of 3 to 6% for stage IV melanoma. ...

    Teen tan fans show little fear of cancer Oct 16, 2005
    Daytona Beach News-Journal, Local dermatologists Dr. James Solomon and Dr. Jeffrey Heller have both seen the deadliest of skin cancer -- melanoma -- appear in patients as young as their ...

    Once-Daily IV Antibiotic Effective for Diabetic Foot Infections Nov 10, 2005
    MedPage Today, ...muscle metabolism of the diabetic foot. A case report of malignant melanoma presenting as a foot ulcer. A review of the book, "Diabetes ...

    Candidate withdraws Nov 10, 2005
    Blue Springs Examiner, ..."I could be in and out of the hospital several times. Melanoma is one of those things you don't know where it's going.". Wilcox's ...

    Rodents to be replaced with Dogs for cancer Research Nov 10, 2005
    MedIndia, Dr. Chand Khanna, Veterinary Oncologist said, “It turns out that many cancers, such as lymphoma, melanoma and osteosarcoma, are well represented in dogs and ...

    Bresagen to Expand Into Mammalian Cell-derived Products Nov 8, 2005
    PharmaLive.com (press release), ...undisclosed period of time. CAVATAK(TM) is currently in Phase I clinical trials in humans with Stage 4 Melanoma. Dr Meera Verma, the ...

    'Dying' man defies obstacles Nov 8, 2005
    Evansville Courier & Press (subscription), But when a case of melanoma on his left arm bumped him from a waiting list in September 2004, he instead looked to his birthday as a dream. ...

    Aker, longtime school teacher at Bayside Middle School, dies Nov 11, 2005
    San Mateo County Times, San Mateo resident Jean Louise Aker, a longtime schoolteacher at Bayside Middle School and other schools, died Nov. 3 of melanoma. She was 62. ...

    Phase I Study of High Dose Weekly ABRAXANE Published in Journal of ... Nov 1, 2005
    PharmaLive.com (press release), ...bound particles for injectable suspension) (albumin-bound) given weekly to patients with advanced cancer, including lung, ovarian and melanoma, published in ...

    Equine Cancer Nov 1, 2005
    TheHorse.com, When the dark pigmented cells are involved, it is called melanoma. ... Frequently, both lymphoma and melanoma are synonymous with malignancy. ...

    A push to teach sun safety in schools Oct 27, 2005
    Boston Globe, According to advocate Valerie Guild, president of the Charlie Guild Melanoma Foundation, the proposed law would require teaching sun safety practices in ...

    Why We Can't Prevent Cancer Nov 4, 2005
    CounterPunch, ...been linked to the majority of cancers nor to many of the cancers that have increased most rapidly in recent decades including melanoma, lymphomas, testicular ...

    Electro-Optical Sciences, Inc. Announces Pricing of Initial Public ... Oct 28, 2005
    PR Newswire (press release), ...device company focused on the design and development of a non-invasive, point-of-care, instrument to assist in the early diagnosis of melanoma, today announced ...

    Radiation therapy effective against Eye cancer Oct 19, 2005
    MedIndia, Greven, Radiation oncologist and Craig Greven, Vitreoretinal surgeon, Wake Forest University have been treating patients with malignant melanoma of uvea with ...

    Electro-Optical Sciences, Inc. Announces Pricing of Initial Public ... Oct 28, 2005
    PR Newswire (press release), Medical Device Company Focused on Early Diagnosis of Melanoma IRVINGTON, NY, Oct. 28 /PRNewswire-FirstCall/ -- Electro-Optical Sciences, Inc. ...

    Kidney transplants and skin cancer linked Oct 24, 2005
    Macleans, A study involving nearly 90,000 kidney transplant recipients has shown they are almost four times more likely to develop melanoma than the general population. ...

    Carefree days in sun catch up with many Oct 16, 2005
    Fort Wayne Journal Gazette, Schilling is a survivor of skin cancer. Four years ago, a dermatologist removed a suspicious mole on her back that turned out to be malignant melanoma. ...

    Webcast Alert: TriPath Imaging, Inc. Invites You to Join Its 2005 ... Nov 10, 2005
    PR Newswire (press release), ...a wholly owned subsidiary of TriPath Imaging, develops molecular diagnostic and pharmacogenomic products and services for malignant melanoma and cancers of the ...

    Deputy PM has cancer removed Nov 1, 2005
    Australian, DEPUTY Prime Minister Mark Vaile has been diagnosed with skin cancer and is undergoing surgery today to have a melanoma removed. ...

    Edible rice vaccine possible for allergies Oct 31, 2005
    Science Daily (press release) Vaccine developed for melanoma in mice (September 29, 2005) -- A University of Florida researcher has found a vaccine that has proved effective at preventing ...

    When a somebody has cancer, what are the cancer risks for the rest ... Nov 4, 2005
    Medical News Today (press release), They compared the incidence of melanoma and cancers of the breast, cervix, colon/rectum, lung, and prostate among relatives of patients with the incidence of ...

    Enzyme Linked To Spread Of Skin Cancer Nov 4, 2005
    MedIndia, ...activities. But this enzyme's less than helpful role in malignant melanoma or skin cancer is causing worry among the scientific community. ...

    /CORRECTION -- Genta Incorporated/ Nov 1, 2005
    Yahoo! News (press release) ...and discuss the activity and safety of Genasense in combination with chemotherapy from the Company's pivotal clinical studies in malignant melanoma and chronic ...

    International Approvals: Ebixa, Depromel/Luvox, M-Vax Oct 18, 2005
    Medscape (subscription) ...of social anxiety disorder; and the Swiss regulatory authority Swissmedic has approved an autologous cell vaccine for the treatment of stage 3 and 4 melanoma. ...

    Radiation therapy good for some eye cancer Oct 18, 2005
    Webindia123, The research involved 57 patients at the university's Baptist Medical Center who were suffering from malignant melanoma of the uvea, which is the pigmented ...

    HEALTH BRIEFS Nov 4, 2005
    USA Weekend This year, 10% more of us will be diagnosed with melanoma than last year (105,750 new cases), and each hour one American will die from this form of cancer. ...


    Melanoma doesn't stop this Ironman 10 Sep 2005
    Daly, a longtime athlete, was given an ominous diagnosis three years ago: Stage III melanoma with a 50 percent chance of survival. ... The Capital Times,

    After Two Decades, New Hope For Drugs That Target Cancer 10 Sep 2005
    Antigenics' vaccine is aimed at kidney cell cancer and metastatic melanoma. "If you had melanoma, they'd take a piece of the tumor ... Investor's Business Daily (subscription)

    Researchers Discover Why Melanoma Is So Malignant Sep 5, 2005
    About 60,000 Americans will be diagnosed with melanoma this year, says the American Cancer Society, and 10,000 of those cases will be fatal. ... Science Daily (press release)

    Key to why melanoma is so potent Sep 4, 2005
    Scientists have discovered why a form of skin cancer called melanoma can be so malignant. If not caught early the disease can spread ... BBC News,

    Inovio to Highlight the Treatment of Melanoma Using its Selective ... Sep 6, 2005
    ...a presentation highlighting the applicability of the company's novel MedPulser(R) selective electrochemical tumor ablation system to treat melanoma will take ... Genetic Engineering News,

    Melanoma's malignancy explained Sep 5, 2005
    Without early treatment melanoma spreads to other parts of the body, such as the brain, lungs and liver, far more efficiently than most other forms of cancer. ... DeHavilland,

    Australia winning melanoma fight: study Aug 25, 2005
    The research by Peter Baade, of the Queensland Cancer Fund, found melanoma deaths among Australians were stable between 1985 and 1994, but have significantly ... The Age (subscription),

    Positive Sentinel Lymph Node Increases Risk of Recurrence in ... Aug 25, 2005
    According to a recent article published in the Archives of Dermatology, patients diagnosed with melanoma whose cancer has spread to their sentinel lymph node ... Cancer Consultants (press release),

    Incidence of Melanoma May Be Result of Overdiagnosis Aug 29, 2005
    Is melanoma being overdiagnosed? New research ... They also measured incidence rates for melanoma for the same population. The incidence ... eMaxHealth.com,

    Alberta melanoma rates triple over 30 years Aug 30, 2005
    The number of cases of malignant melanoma -- the deadliest form of skin cancer -- more than tripled over a 30-year period, according to an Alberta study. ... Macleans,

    Australia winning melanoma fight: study Aug 26, 2005
    The research by Peter Baade, of the Queensland Cancer Fund, and Dr Michael Coory, of Queensland Health, found melanoma deaths among Australians were stable ... Seven.com.au,

    Ignoring the signs of melanoma could be fatal Aug 28, 2005
    Dear Annie: Melanoma is the fastest-rising cancer in young people ages 25 to 29, with over 8,000 deaths each year. How do we know this? ... Bangkok Post,

    Summer nears its end, but melanoma still spreads Aug 30, 2005
    By Krista B. Ledbetter. Summer’s end is drawing near, but that doesn’t signal the end of the season for concerns about sun exposure and melanoma. ... Oshkosh Northwestern,

    New Data for Introgen Therapeutics' INGN 241 Show Promise in ... Sep 6, 2005
    ...of Texas MD Anderson Cancer Center today presented data describing the critical role that MDA-7/IL-24 plays in controlling the growth of melanoma cells and ... Yahoo! News (press release)

    Rise in non-melanoma skin cancers Aug 10, 2005
    ...women. Dr Leslie Christenson of the Mayo Clinic in Minnesota, said non-melanoma skin cancers generally occurred in people over 50. ... Daily Mail - UK,

    Melanoma rises in state; cancer rates better overall Aug 12, 2005
    The rate for melanoma, the most common skin cancer, rose for men to 25 per 100,000 from 17 per 100,000 between 1990 and 2002, according to Colorado Cancer ... Denver Post,

    What You Must Know About Skin Cancer Sep 9, 2005
    An American's lifetime risk of melanoma today is close to 1 in 75, while it was 1 in 5,000 in 1935. ... Melanoma is the most lethal form of skin cancer. ... Reader's Digest,

    Melanoma Rates Increase in Children Aug 16, 2005
    According to a recent article published in the Journal of Clinical Oncology, melanoma rates have increased sharply in children since the 1970s. ... Cancer Consultants (press release),

    Non-Melanoma Skin Cancer Increasing in Younger Adults Aug 11, 2005
    It is generally divided into two categories: melanoma and non-melanoma. Non-melanoma skin cancer is much more common than melanoma, but also more curable. ... Cancer Consultants (press release),

    Melanoma Expert Dr. Mark Whitman Joins CombiMatrix Molecular ... Aug 22, 2005
    ...owned subsidiary, CombiMatrix Molecular Diagnostics (CMD), as a member of its Scientific Advisory Board and a Consultant in the area of Melanoma Diagnosis and ... Genetic Engineering News,

    Sentinel Lymphadenectomy Does Not Raise Risk of Melanoma ... Aug 11, 2005
    ...there appears to be no relationship between sentinel lymphadenectomy and the incidence of in-transit metastases in patients with primary melanoma, according to ... Cancerpage.com,

    Study finds surge in 2 non-melanoma skin cancers for those under ... Aug 11, 2005
    The incidence of two forms of non-melanoma skin cancer has tripled among people younger than 40 - particularly women - an increase scientists attribute to ... Baltimore Sun,

    Oxxon Therapeutics Presents Positive Data Evaluating DNA/MVA ... Sep 7, 2005
    Oxxon Therapeutics, Inc. today reported positive interim data from its ongoing Phase II immunotherapy study in patients with advanced melanoma. ... Genetic Engineering News,



    Melanoma is a malignant tumour of melanocytes. Melanocytes predominantly occur in the skin but can be found elsewhere, especially the eye. The vast majority of melanomas originate in the skin.

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