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Sydney hospital may be close to melanoma breakthrough 24 Nov 2005
...melanomas. Doctors say they have had some success with targeted alpha therapy against tumours in the leg and chest of melanoma patients. ...
- ABC Online,
Innovative Research Set To Push Boundaries Of Cancer Care 24 Nov 2005
...fight tumors. Use of electric pulses to force a gene into melanoma tumor cells that then stimulates an immune system attack. An ...
- Science Daily (press release)
Magnetic Probe Successfully Tracks Implanted Cells In Cancer ... 24 Nov 2005
...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. ...
- Science Daily (press release)
Snellville councilman now cancer-free 24 Nov 2005
Garraway underwent surgery earlier this month to remove a melanoma and have biopsies done on his lymph nodes. ... Melanoma is the most serious form of skin cancer. ...
- Gwinnett Daily Post,
Call for inquiry into Rutherford con man 24 Nov 2005
Mr Perrett was exposed as a con man who allegedly supplied useless remedies to treat patients suffering from melanoma and breast cancer. ...
- Maitland Mercury,
Sea squirt helps human immune researchers 24 Nov 2005
19, 2005) -- A Stanford (Calif.) University study published in PLoS Medicine this week describes a way to measure immune response to an experimental melanoma ...
- Science Daily (press release)
November targets the effects of lung cancer 24 Nov 2005
...the disease will kill more people than the combined number of victims of breast cancer, prostate cancer, colon cancer, liver cancer, kidney cancer and melanoma ...
- Delaware Coast Press,
Melanoma group hosts free workshop at AHS Nov 22, 2005
The Melanoma Education Foundation held a free teacher training workshop Nov. ... Melanoma is the most common cancer in young adults of ages 25-29. ...
- Arlington Advocate,
Research initiative enhances Minnesota-Wisconsin partnerships Nov 22, 2005
...is to improve public health through the application of molecular, biomedical and biotechnology research into the causes and treatments of melanoma, a cancer ...
- University of Wisconsin-Madison University Communications,
Stem cell microenvironment reverses malignant melanoma Nov 20, 2005
...researchers have demonstrated how the microenvironments of two human embryonic stem cell (hESC) lines (federally approved) induced metastatic melanoma cells to ...
- Medical News Today (press release),
Melanoma Is More Than One Disease Nov 16, 2005
WEDNESDAY, Nov. 16 (HealthDay News) -- As with other cancers, scientists are learning that not all melanoma skin cancers are genetically alike. ...
- Forbes
Norwood Immunology: Melanoma Cancer Vaccine Trial Starts Nov 17, 2005
LONDON (Dow Jones)--Norwood Immunology Limited Thursday said the Phase II clinical trial for a Melanoma Cancer Vaccine has commenced. ...
- Yahoo! News
Non-melanoma cancer cuts fracture risk Nov 17, 2005
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. ...
- The Age (subscription),
Melanoma Education Foundation looking for volunteers Nov 17, 2005
The Melanoma Education Foundation is seeking volunteers to raise melanoma awareness in their communities, which include Reading. ...
- Reading Advocate,
Norwood Immunology – Phase II Clinical Trial – Melanoma Cancer ... Nov 16, 2005
...with The University of Texas MD Anderson Cancer Center, of Houston, under the supervision of Dr. Patrick Hwu Professor and Chair of Melanoma Medical Oncology. ...
- Biotech Intelligence (press release),
Addition of Genasense® to Dacarbazine Improves Outcomes in ... Nov 16, 2005
...of the Genasense® (oblimersen) to dacarbazine (DTIC) provides a significant survival benefit in patients with metastatic stage III or IV melanoma compared to ...
- Cancer Consultants (press release),
Melanoma trends highlight regional differences Nov 13, 2005
A regional Melanoma Scorecard was developed by skin screening service MoleMap for SunSmart week, which begins today. Regional data ...
- Stuff.co.nz,
Increase of melanoma risk may be exaggerated - expert Nov 14, 2005
A cancer specialist at the University of Otago is disputing claims the risk of melanoma has increased in the past few years. Regional ...
- Stuff.co.nz,
Wanganui, BOP melanoma capitals of NZ Nov 15, 2005
Wanganui has one of the highest rates of invasive melanoma in New Zealand, according to a regional Melanoma Scorecard developed by MoleMap for November’s ...
- Wanganui Chronicle,
Melanoma rates rising in upper north Nov 13, 2005
A ten year study of melanoma rates has shown a sharp increase in the number of cases with people in parts of the Upper North Island twice as likely to get the ...
- TVNZ,
Men still don't get melanoma message Nov 14, 2005
The 38-year-old counts himself lucky to be alive after a grade three melanoma was found on his back and removed in 2000, leaving a large scar. ...
- Sydney Morning Herald (subscription),
Melanoma cases on the increase in Canterbury Nov 14, 2005
Despite warnings about the danger of exposure to the sun, cases of potentially deadly melanoma in Canterbury are increasing by 13 per cent each year, according ...
- The Ashburton Guardian,
Abraxaneâ„¢ Shows Significant Activity for the Treatment of ... Nov 11, 2005
...the University of Arizona have reported that Abraxane (albumin-bound paclitaxel) has significant activity for the treatment of patients with metastatic melanoma ...
- Cancer Consultants (press release),
No good evidence that cholesterol drugs lower melanoma risk Nov 9, 2005
No clear evidence exists that some widely-prescribed cholesterol-lowering drugs can decrease the risk of melanoma, a deadly and malignant skin cancer ...
- Medical News Today (press release),
Point Therapeutics Announces Results From Phase 2 Metastatic ... Nov 11, 2005
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. ...
- Genetic Engineering News,
Melanoma Treatment Discovered Nov 9, 2005
9 /PRNewswire/ -- Researchers at New Zealand's Wellington School of Medicine are working on a possible treatment for melanoma derived from a Vietnamese herb. ...
- Yahoo! News (press release)
Rescued Plant Shows Capability To Treat Melanoma Nov 9, 2005
Nelson, New Zealand (AHN) - Researchers at New Zealand's Wellington School of Medicine are working on a possible treatment for melanoma derived from a ...
- All Headline News
Herb could bring melanoma treatment Nov 9, 2005
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. ...
- Newstalk ZB,
Possible melanoma treatment Nov 9, 2005
They made the discovery during a project aimed at saving endangered medicinal plants and helping poor Vietnamese hill tribes. Forest ...
- Newstalk ZB,
Incidence of this cancer on the rise Nov 22, 2005
Melanoma is a cancerous tumor that grows out of melanocyte cells. ... Melanoma is a serious cancer that can spread rapidly throughout the body. ...
- About - News & Issues,
Vaccine to Stimulate Immune System Appears Promising for Advanced ... Nov 15, 2005
Clinical Cancer Research, a vaccine used to stimulate a patient’s immune system appears to produce some anticancer activity in patients with advanced melanoma ...
- Cancer Consultants (press release),
IDM Initiating Third Phase II Trial Of Uvidem In Melanoma Nov 15, 2005
...initiated another Phase II trial of its therapeutic vaccine Uvidem, which it is developing in collaboration with Sanofi-Aventis for the treatment of melanoma. ...
- BioWorld Online (subscription),
Key Mechanism Found That Promotes Spread Of Malignant Melanoma Nov 1, 2005
Researchers at Northwestern University have discovered a key signaling mechanism that may promote the ability of highly aggressive malignant melanoma cells to ...
- Science Daily (press release)
Statins may not protect against melanoma Nov 7, 2005
States (UPI) -- A review of recent studies by Denver scientists reveals no clear evidence that cholesterol-lowering drugs can decrease the risk of melanoma. ...
- Monsters and Critics.com,
Researchers Use 'Trickery' To Create Immune Response Against ... Nov 1, 2005
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. ...
- Science Daily (press release)
Arginine Deprivation Slows Metastatic Melanoma Oct 24, 2005
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 ...
- Cancer Consultants (press release),
Abraxaneâ„¢ Evaluated for Treatment of Metastatic Melanoma Nov 7, 2005
Foundation Symposium, Abraxaneâ„¢ (albumin-bound paclitaxel) produced an anticancer effect in patients with metastatic malignant melanoma, particularly in ...
- Cancer Consultants (press release),
Pegylated Arginine Deiminase Promising for Metastatic Melanoma and ... Oct 26, 2005
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 ...
- Cancer Consultants (press release),
Risk of melanoma in CDKN2A mutation carriers lower than estimated Oct 24, 2005
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 ...
- Xagena.it,
Misdiagnosis of Melanoma in Young Children Nov 3, 2005
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). ...
- AAP Grand Rounds (subscription)
Intralesional Bacille Calmette-Guerin Injection Effective for ... Oct 24, 2005
SAN FRANCISCO, CA -- October 24, 2005 -- Although intralesional injections of bacilli Calmette-Guerin (BCG) have fallen into disuse for melanoma, they are ...
- DG News
Solbec confirms malignant melanoma and metastatic renal cell ... Oct 24, 2005
2005: Solbec Pharmaceuticals Limited (ASX: SBP) announced today that after a review of all pre-clinical and clinical data, malignant melanoma and metastatic ...
- Biotech Intelligence (press release),
Statins may not protect against melanoma Nov 7, 2005
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 ...
- Science Daily (press release)
Melanoma and Other Non-AIDS Defining Cancers on the Rise Oct 27, 2005
..."These cancers included melanoma, other skin cancers (ie, basal and squamous cell skin cancer), anal, and prostate carcinoma, and Hodgkin disease.". ...
- Cancerpage.com,
Matched Skin and Sentinel Lymph Node Samples of Melanoma Patients ... Oct 29, 2005
...after intradermal administration of either granulocyte/macrophage colony-stimulating factor (GM-CSF) or saline, at the excision site of stage I primary melanoma ...
- Am J Pathology (subscription)
Model identifies genes that induce normal skin cells to become ... Nov 20, 2005
...developed a novel, three-dimensional model that allows scientists to observe how interacting with the microenvironment of metastatic melanoma cells induces ...
- Xagena.it,
The Basics of Skin Cancer... and how to prevent it Nov 17, 2005
There are three different types of skin cancer - Basal cell carcinoma, Squamous cell carcinoma and Melanoma. Basal cell carcinoma ...
- The University of Hawaii Kaleo,
Cancer Vaccines: Decades of failure haven't extinguished hope Nov 22, 2005
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 ...
- Miami Herald,
FDA orphan drug designations: Zactima, Surfaxin, IL-21 Nov 22, 2005
The FDA approved orphan drug designation for interleukin 21 (IL-21) on October 5, 2005, for the treatment of advanced or aggressive melanoma. ...
- About - News & Issues,
No good evidence that cholesterol drugs lower melanoma risk Nov 10, 2005
Washington.– No clear evidence exists that some widely-prescribed cholesterol-lowering drugs can decrease the risk of melanoma, a deadly and malignant skin ...
- Dominican Today,
Risk of Skin Cancer Increased in Rheumatoid Arthritis Patients Nov 22, 2005
NEW YORK NOV 21, 2005 (Reuters Health) - The risk of non-melanoma skin cancer is increased in rheumatoid arthritis patients, especially those that use ...
- Cancerpage.com,
ODS a threat to human & animal health Nov 22, 2005
...programme officer, long term exposure to UV-B is also associated with the risk of eye damage, suppression of the immune systems and malignant melanoma in light ...
- Daily Observer,
Progen Industries Limited: AGM MD's Address Nov 18, 2005
2006. Initiation of a Melanoma Phase II combination trial of PI-88 + DTIC as ‘first line’ treatment for advanced melanoma. Initiation ...
- PharmaLive.com (press release),
Statins may not protect against melanoma Nov 7, 2005
7 (UPI) -- A review of recent studies by Denver scientists reveals no clear evidence that cholesterol-lowering drugs can decrease the risk of melanoma. ...
- United Press International
Health and support Nov 17, 2005
The local Red Cross can be reached at 978-922-2224. The Melanoma Education Foundation is seeking volunteers to raise melanoma awareness in their communities. ...
- Danvers Herald,
Health Watch: Growing Incidence Of Skin Cancer Nov 21, 2005
Every year, 1-million people in the US are diagnosed with two forms of non-melanoma skin cancers. While they usually do not kill ...
- KFOXtv.com,
Family aims to beat the odds Nov 21, 2005
The couple has been through a lot in the last few years — his melanoma and her breast cancer — but they had come through and survived. ...
- Appleton Post Crescent,
IDM Launches Phase II Trial in Europe of its Therapeutic Vaccine ... Nov 9, 2005
...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 ...
- PR Newswire (press release),
Addition of Genasense® to Dacarbazine Improves Outcomes in Subset ... Nov 14, 2005
...trial indicate that the addition of Genasense® (oblimersen) to dacarbazine provides a significant survival benefit in patients with stage III or IV melanoma. ...
- Cancer Consultants (press release),
First Human Phase I Trial of Plasmid IL-12 Electro Gene Therapy in ... Nov 19, 2005
South Florida are almost mid-way through a human clinical trial that uses pulses of electricity to deliver a plasmid encoding for IL-12 to melanoma tumor cells ...
- Medical News Today (press release),
Vikings make adjustments to O-line Nov 22, 2005
...of Wisconsin-Madison Eye Research Institute to fund a joint effort between UW and the University of Minnesota aimed at treatments and a cure for melanoma. ...
- Pioneer Press,
Strewth: Song from the Sol Nov 22, 2005
HE'S conquered depression, survived melanoma and has nothing much on the agenda career-wise, but Pat Cash, 40, the 1987 Wimbledon champion, has joined Shane ...
- Australian,
First Patient Enrolled in Investigator-Sponsored Phase 1/2 Trial ... Nov 21, 2005
Oncophage has been granted fast track and orphan drug designations from the US Food and Drug Administration (FDA) in both metastatic melanoma and renal cell ...
- PR Newswire (press release),
Bestskinpeel.com Offers Nine Steps To Cleaner And Healthier Skin Nov 22, 2005
The skin does have keratonin to protect against the suns rays, but it is no match for UV rays. Melanoma has several forms and all are deadly. ...
- Eworldwire (press release),
Wellness calendar Nov 22, 2005
Melanoma Support Group, 6 pm the first Monday of each month at The Wellness Community of Central Indiana, 8465 Keystone Crossing, Suite 145. ...
- Indianapolis Star,
The Ugly Side Of The Beauty Industry Nov 20, 2005
..."Some lasers target brown pigments so if you were to treat say a melanoma with a laser that targeted brown pigment, you would take the pigment away and it may ...
- KUTV,
Teen cancer patient waging spirited fight Nov 16, 2005
Daniel, diagnosed last year with stage IV metastatic melanoma, a skin cancer rare among teenagers, was told that he likely won't live past January. ...
- Rochester Democrat and Chronicle,
Innovative Research Set to Push Boundaries of Cancer Care Nov 15, 2005
...tumors. 2. Use of electric pulses to force a gene into melanoma tumor cells that then stimulates an immune system attack. 3. An ...
- Newswise (press release)
Clothed kids have fewer moles: study Nov 16, 2005
Children less likely to cover up while outdoors develop more moles, regardless of sunscreen use, and increase their risk of deadly melanoma, a study suggests. ...
- Sydney Morning Herald (subscription),
More Aussies turning to skin clinics Nov 16, 2005
Participants in the research, aged 20 to 75, were part of a larger study into skin cancer and had never been diagnosed with potentially deadly melanoma. ...
- Sydney Morning Herald (subscription),
Sun beams can end in tears Nov 16, 2005
With the incidence of melanoma in children rising, the study of 1600 Australian children found sun protection could reduce the number of moles that develop on ...
- Melbourne Herald Sun,
High skin cancer rates likely to continue Nov 13, 2005
Regional data released today by the New Zealand Health Information Service (NZHIS) on melanoma diagnoses and related deaths shows consistent growth at about 7 ...
- Stuff.co.nz,
Researchers to Present Positive Phase I Study Results for ... Nov 16, 2005
The multi-center study involved 48 patients with a variety of solid tumors including melanoma, pancreatic, ovarian, colon, uterine, lung and prostate cancers. ...
- Genetic Engineering News,
Hollyoaks star warns of sunbed cancer risk Nov 18, 2005
...skin cancer. The 24-year-old, who left the teenage soap last year, was diagnosed with malignant melanoma on his legs in August. He ...
- ic Liverpool,
Skin cancer risks increasing Nov 13, 2005
..."A community which is highly aware of melanoma or has better access to screening services ... There are three types of skin cancer. Melanoma is the most invasive. ...
- New Zealand Herald,
Soap star tells of battle with skin cancer Nov 15, 2005
...has had five procedures, including two operations to remove cancerous cells from his legs, since being diagnosed with malignant melanoma – the deadliest type ...
- Yorkshire Post Today,
Morphotek Announces Collaboration With the John Wayne Cancer ... Nov 14, 2005
...will apply its proprietary Human MORPHODOMA(R) antibody technology to develop novel antibodies for use in the treatment of advanced melanoma, lung cancer and ...
- PR Newswire (press release),
Enzyme Might Be Culprit in Skin Cancer's Spread Nov 3, 2005
...cellular activities. However, this enzyme's unhelpful behavior within malignant melanoma cells is now gaining scientific attention. The ...
- KPHO Phoenix,
Key to Improved Chemotherapy Response to ABRAXANE(TM) Validated by ... Nov 3, 2005
...at the Chemotherapy Foundation Symposium XXIII on several studies of ABRAXANE, including non-small cell lung cancer, metastatic malignant melanoma and head and ...
- Yahoo! News (press release)
Key to Improved Chemotherapy Response to ABRAXANE(TM) Validated by ... Nov 3, 2005
High Concentrations of SPARC found in tumors which have metastasized in such cancers as breast, head and neck, lung, and malignant melanoma * Clinical data ...
- PR Newswire (press release),
Cash finds love and sinks his demons Nov 21, 2005
..."Last year I had a lucky escape with skin cancer. "What I thought was a mole on my right leg turned out to be a malignant melanoma. ...
- Ninemsn,
There's nothing like and a panto dame . . . Nov 15, 2005
They camp it up as Melanoma and Jack's Mother respectively (certainly not respectably). This mismatched pair are allegedly identical twin sisters. ...
- Tonight,
Point Therapeutics Announces Positive Results at AACR-EORTC-NCI ... Nov 16, 2005
Point is also studying talabostat in several Phase 2 trials, including as a single agent in metastatic melanoma, in combination with cisplatin in metastatic ...
- Genetic Engineering News,
How Tiny Specks May Provide Powerful Tools Against Cancer Nov 17, 2005
The approach might be useful for other cancers, such as colon, lung, and ovarian, as well as for melanoma and non-Hodgkin’s lymphoma. ...
- Newswise (press release)
Bacterial Protein Azurin as a Novel Anticancer Agent Nov 18, 2005
Based on this novel and surprising discovery, a team of researchers has shown that P. aeruginosa preferentially enters human melanoma and breast cancer cells ...
- Medical News Today (press release),
Viragen Comments on Avian Flu Results Nov 21, 2005
Viragen filed an application in Sweden to seek expanded approval for Multiferon® to include the first-line adjuvant treatment of high-risk malignant melanoma. ...
- Yahoo! News (press release)
Delcath Receives Canadian Patent for Novel Apparatus and Method ... Nov 21, 2005
...standard for treating advanced stage liver cancer." In May of 2005, Delcath received fast-track status from the US FDA for treating metastatic melanoma in the ...
- PR Newswire (press release),
Simple test to reveal level of skin damage from sun Nov 20, 2005
Despite this, cases of skin cancer continue to rise, with more than 6,000 new cases of malignant melanoma, the most deadly type of skin cancer, diagnosed in ...
- LaSalute.net,
Access gives a young boy a better shot at normalcy Nov 17, 2005
...a life-threatening illness, she wrote, but his diagnosis came only months after Heidi was diagnosed with ''a second more serious site of melanoma," and days ...
- Boston Globe,
Moffitt gets giant gift Nov 21, 2005
It was made in honor of Dennis McGillicuddy's brother Michael, who died of melanoma at age 35, according to a release from Moffitt. ...
- Tampa Bay Business Journal,
Community digs in to help ailing mum Nov 18, 2005
JAMIE DURIE was too busy to come to Devonport and blitz Sharon Glover's backyard so the local community is making sure the young mum with melanoma gets the ...
- Hobart Mercury,
Community aids local woman Nov 17, 2005
...has to stay positive. The 22-year-old Sikeston mother and wife is in stage 3 of melanoma, or skin cancer. She’s currently undergoing ...
- Skieston Standard Democrat,
New Model for understanding Tumor Metastasis Nov 15, 2005
...on genetic triggering mechanisms and signaling pathways that could be targeted for novel therapeutic strategies to inhibit the spread of melanoma," Hendrix said ...
- MedIndia,
A push to teach sun safety in schools Oct 27, 2005
According to advocate Valerie Guild, president of the Charlie Guild Melanoma Foundation, the proposed law would require teaching sun safety practices in ...
- Boston Globe,
Sanofi/IDM cancer vaccine reaches mid-stage development Nov 10, 2005
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 ...
- Pharmaceutical Business Review
Does this mole look cancerous? Nov 7, 2005
There are three major types of skin cancer: basal cell carcinoma, squamous cell carcinoma and melanoma. ... Welcome to the ABCs of melanoma watching. ...
- Cavalierdaily.com,
Higher cancer risk for kidney transplant patients 03 Oct 2005
People who receive a kidney transplant are nearly four times more likely to develop melanoma, a rare but deadly form of skin cancer. ...
- Xagena.it
Like Lance, they live and ride strong 03 Oct 2005
...country a year ago. Diagnosed with melanoma, she then gave birth to a healthy girl, who is now 8 months old. "They really took a ...
- Los Angeles Times
Make-A-Wish Illinois marks anniversary 03 Oct 2005
...nurse. Lori also underwent chemotherapy for melanoma some years before. “We did a lot of bonding through this,� Lori said. “During ...
- Quad City Times
You're getting sleepy; could that stop cancer? 03 Oct 2005
...human studies, have shown that melatonin, which appears to have little toxicity, can boost survival at least modestly in some people with melanoma and cancers ...
- Boston Globe
Melanoma, a rising threat to children Sep 30, 2005
PHILADELPHIA - (KRT) - Melanoma, a potentially deadly skin cancer that usually affects adults, is showing up with increasing frequency in children. ...
- Bradenton Herald
Kidney-Transplant Patients at Higher Melanoma Risk Sep 27, 2005
27 HealthDay News) — Kidney transplant patients are nearly four times more likely than the general population to develop melanoma, the most deadly form of ...
- ABC News
Event to help fight melanoma honors two Milton victims Sep 26, 2005
Laura Devine is gone. The Milton mom and songwriter died last October from melanoma at age 36. But, her friends and family won't ...
- Boston Globe
Kidney transplantees face higher melanoma risk Sep 26, 2005
NEW YORK (Reuters Health) - People who've undergone a kidney transplant have an increased risk of developing melanoma, according to a new report. ...
- ABC News
What makes Melanoma malignant? Sep 27, 2005
An Indian origin researcher and his team have discovered one of the reasons why melanoma, a serious form of skin cancer, is so malignant. ...
- Hindustan Times
Kidney transplantees face melanoma risk Sep 27, 2005
People who've undergone a kidney transplant have an increased risk of developing melanoma, according to a new report. "There is ...
- The Age (subscription)
Intermediate Doses of Interferon Do Not Reduce Recurrences in ... Sep 30, 2005
...doses of interferon administered over a short interval do not appear to improve survival over no treatment in patients with stages IIB or III melanoma. ...
- Cancer Consultants (press release)
Patients who have had a kidney transplant face higher melanoma ... Sep 26, 2005
People who receive a kidney transplant are nearly four times more likely to develop melanoma, a rare but deadly form of skin cancer, according to a study in ...
- Medical News Today (press release)
'Devine Spirit' walk Saturday raises awareness, funds for melanoma ... Sep 27, 2005
Shalno, a melanoma survivor, organized the event in the memory of Laura Devine, a young Weymouth mother who died from melanoma last fall. ...
- Weymouth News
Editorial: Be aware of melanoma risk Sep 27, 2005
The dermatologist examines the entire body to detect signs of skin cancer, including potentially lethal melanoma, the most deadly form of skin cancer. ...
- Weymouth News
Desmoplastic Melanoma Less Likely to Recur than Thought Sep 26, 2005
For patients with desmoplastic melanoma, an uncommon type of melanoma, local recurrence is rare and treatment with wide excision alone may be sufficient ...
- Cancer Consultants (press release)
Renal Transplant Recipients Face Higher Melanoma Risk Sep 26, 2005
NEW YORK SEP 26, 2005 (Reuters Health) - Renal transplant recipients have an increased risk of developing melanoma, according to a report in the 26 September ...
- Cancerpage.com
A new, less toxic way to treat malignant melanoma Sep 26, 2005
A new, less toxic way to treat malignant melanoma (skin cancer) is being developed by medicinal chemists at Reading University. ...
- News-Medical.net
Noninvasive Technique Identifies Melanoma Sep 26, 2005
...thinner melanomas. Melanoma is a type of skin cancer that can be quite deadly once it has spread beyond the site of origin. However ...
- Cancer Consultants (press release)
UF expert develops melanoma vaccine Sep 21, 2005
...vaccine against melanoma - the most deadly form of skin cancer - provides almost complete protection in mice and could lead to a similar treatment for people ...
- Gainesville Sun
Metastatic Melanoma Treatment Results Using Inovio's Selective ... Sep 19, 2005
...to deliver drugs and nucleic acids, announced today that a scientific article presenting study results of the treatment of metastatic melanoma using Inovio's ...
- Genetic Engineering News
Newfound roadblock to interferon effectiveness against malignant ... Sep 22, 2005
Researchers have uncovered a significant contributing factor to interferon resistance of malignant melanoma cells. The finding represents ...
- EurekAlert
Natural Killer Cells and Melanoma Sep 23, 2005
...in Scottsdale Arizona, exclusively utilizes, 4NKT, an effective immunotherapy utilizing natural killer cells to fight cancer cells in Melanoma cancer patients. ...
- I-Newswire.com (press release)
Measuring immune response in people treated with experimental ... Sep 20, 2005
A new study published in PLoS Medicine this week describes a way to measure the immune response in people treated with an experimental vaccine to melanoma. ...
- Medical News Today (press release)
Kidney Transplant Patients Face Higher Skin Cancer Risk Sep 29, 2005
People who receive a kidney transplant are nearly four times more likely than the general population to develop melanoma, a rare but deadly form of skin cancer ...
- Science Daily (press release)
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
Melanoma doesn't stop this Ironman Sep 10, 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
Methodist Studies Melanoma Drug Sep 15, 2005
OMAHA, Neb. -- A study at Omaha's Methodist Hospital is exploring a new drug aimed at helping people with advanced stages of melanoma. ...
- Omaha Channel.com
Further Steps in the Development of APLIDIN in Melanoma in First ... Sep 15, 2005
The first study is a Phase I/II trial of Aplidin in combination with DTIC, the standard agent for the treatment of metastatic malignant melanoma. ...
- PharmaLive.com (press release)
Statins may help reduce risk for broken bones Oct 2, 2005
Kidney transplant patients are nearly four times more likely than the general population to develop melanoma, the most deadly form of skin cancer, a new study ...
- Indianapolis Star
High-Dose Interleukin-II May Not Improve Outcomes of Patients with ... Sep 28, 2005
...in the Journal of Clinical Oncology, high-dose interleukin-2 (IL-2) does not appear to improve outcomes in patients with metastatic melanoma treated with ...
- Cancer Consultants (press release)
Vaccine developed for melanoma in mice Sep 29, 2005
A University of Florida researcher has found a vaccine that has proved effective at preventing melanoma in mice. The vaccine combines ...
- Webindia123
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
Tanning Salon Regulations Passed Sep 29, 2005
...tanning facilities in the county. The Colette Coyne Melanoma Awareness Act, which was filed by Legis. Vivian Viloria-Fisher (D-Setauket ...
- LongIslandPress.com
Skin cancer risk higher in Kidney transplant patients Sep 28, 2005
By Penn State, People who receive a kidney transplant are nearly four times more likely than the general population to develop melanoma, a rare but deadly form ...
- RxPG NEWS
Biotech presents platform for Deirdre Gillespie’s expertise Sep 30, 2005
...both sides of the Atlantic, Oxxon, a privately funded biotech, has two products in phase 2 studies, one for hepatitis B and the other targeting melanoma; an HIV ...
- Boston Herald
Kidney transplant increases risk of melanoma especially in African ... Sep 26, 2005
In men, but not women, the risk of melanoma increased with age, both in the transplant population and in the general population, the researchers note. ...
- EiTB
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
Researchers add piece to cancer drug resistance Sep 26, 2005
By Wai Lang Chu. 26/09/2005 - Researchers in the US have uncovered a contributing factor in interferon resistance of malignant melanoma cells. ...
- Drug Researcher.com
Skin cancer expert educates Franklin teachers Sep 28, 2005
FRANKLIN -- Experts say melanoma, a form of skin cancer, will be diagnosed 50 percent more this year than new cases of HIV/AIDS, yet many teenagers graduate ...
- Milford Daily News
'Jen's Room' now open at Tufts Sep 29, 2005
DiReeno. DiReeno, a life long resident of Reading, died from Melanoma in June of 1999, just after her 21st birthday, explained Tsolas. ...
- Reading Advocate
Role of Slug Gene in Melanoma Metastasis Identified Sep 5, 2005
By Whitehead Institute for Biomedical Research, About 60,000 Americans will be diagnosed with melanoma this year, says the American Cancer Society, and 10,000 ...
- RxPG NEWS
Schizophrenia and cancer: an epidemiological study Sep 30, 2005
Malignant melanoma and other skin cancers were, individually, less common in people with schizophrenia than in the reference cohort. ...
- British Journal of Psychiatry (subscription)
Kidney transplant increases cancer risk Sep 26, 2005
26 (UPI) -- A new study says kidney transplant patients are nearly four times more likely to develop melanoma, a rare but deadly form of skin cancer. ...
- United Press International
Positive Clinical Results Allow IDM to Enter Second Stage of Phase ... Sep 27, 2005
...(Nasdaq: IDMI - News) today announced it is moving to the second stage of a Phase II study of its cancer vaccine, Uvidem, for the treatment of melanoma. ...
- Yahoo! News (press release)
Positive Clinical Results Allow IDM to Enter Second Stage of Phase ... Sep 27, 2005
...(Nasdaq: IDMI) today announced it is moving to the second stage of a Phase II study of its cancer vaccine, Uvidem, for the treatment of melanoma. ...
- PR Newswire (press release)
Second Annual Columbus Fire Charity Soccer Game Saturday At Crew ... Sep 27, 2005
Fire Department, with the proceeds from the special ticket offer going to Anderson's Army, a non-profit organization that raises money for Melanoma, and the ...
- OurSports Central (press release)
Negative nodes not an all-clear Sep 27, 2005
NEGATIVE sentinel lymph nodes in patients with melanoma do not guarantee they will avoid cancer recurrence, but sentinel lymph node biopsy is still a valuable ...
- AustralianDoctor.com (subscription)
Hyperthermia puts heat on cancerous tissue Oct 1, 2005
Here's the quandary: Some studies have found hyperthermia could help certain patients with breast, cervical, head and neck cancers or melanoma. ...
- Contra Costa Times
And a child shall lead them Oct 1, 2005
Von Eschenbach was recently appointed acting commissioner of the FDA and has survived melanoma, prostate cancer and basal cell carcinoma. ...
- Chapel Hill News
Point Therapeutics Advances Third Phase 2 Oncology Study in ... Sep 19, 2005
...results in advanced hematologic malignancies and in two advanced solid tumors - metastatic non-small cell lung cancer and metastatic melanoma," concluded Dr ...
- Genetic Engineering News
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)
More than skin deep Sep 23, 2005
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. ...
- Sun-Sentinel.com
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
Scientific panel discusses benefits of UV sun exposure Sep 22, 2005
Although exposure to the sun increases the risk of some cancers such as melanoma, exposure to ultraviolet rays and their Vitamin D appears to reduce the risk ...
- Village News Network
Basking for it Sep 3, 2005
Advice regarding solar protection focuses on the supposed link between exposure to the sun's rays and malignant melanoma - the most deadly form of skin cancer. ...
- The Observer
Oxxon Therapeutics Presents Positive Data Evaluating DNA/MVA ... Sep 7, 2005
...today reported positive interim data from its ongoing Phase II immunotherapy study in patients with advanced melanoma. The data ...
- PharmaLive.com (press release)
Inovio Biomedical publishes research data Sep 19, 2005
Inovio Biomedical Corp. (AMEX: INO, News) announced Monday that the article presenting study results of the treatment of metastatic melanoma using Inovio's ...
- San Diego Daily Transcript (subscription)
Family History Common in Women With Breast or Ovarian Carcinoma Sep 29, 2005
...only the beginning," Dr. Hughes added, "as there are also huge numbers of patients at risk for hereditary colon cancer, hereditary melanoma, hereditary diabetes ...
- Medscape (subscription)
OUTSIDE INTERVIEW Sep 30, 2005
...and cancer research. Gilmore, a former restaurateur, has battled life-threating melanoma since he was diagnosed in 1983. He has ...
- BurlingtonFreePress.com
Progenics and Cytogen Report Potent Anti-Tumor Activity for ... Sep 30, 2005
...testing. The Company is also developing a cancer vaccine, GMK, in phase 3 clinical trials for the treatment of malignant melanoma. ...
- Genetic Engineering News
Good causes Sep 30, 2005
Cars Helping America collects donations of vehicles and boats and the donor may choose to support The Melanoma Education Foundation, a Peabody-based ...
- Salem News
Cancer survivor takes survival story on the road Sep 29, 2005
But three months after the fact, and three months into her pregnancy, a doctor told her that the mole was a malignant melanoma -- a cancer. ...
- Pittsburgh Tribune-Review
GenVec invests $15M from stock sale into drug Sep 30, 2005
...tumor types. We expect to expand our studies of treating melanoma, head and neck cancer, breast and others,� he said. Earlier ...
- Business Gazette
Biotechs struggle for funding Sep 28, 2005
Two years ago, after learning that the melanoma he developed in 1996 had returned for the fourth time, he was ''desperately, utterly depressed.'' Surgeons had ...
- Miami Herald
Battling a not-at-all-silent killer Sep 29, 2005
...the five-year survival rates are 87.7 percent for breast cancer, 99.3 percent for prostate cancer, 63.4 percent for colon cancer and 99.5percent for melanoma. ...
- The State
Author of Backward-Facing Man Shaped by His Time Sep 30, 2005
After a diagnosis of ocular melanoma in 2002, a rare form of eye cancer, Silver decided to focus solely on writing and live off his savings. ...
- Authorlink (subscription)
Regular checkups for skin cancer recommended Sep 29, 2005
Although it is usually assumed that dark-skinned people cannot get skin cancer, melanoma is more deadly in blacks because they tend to seek treatment for it ...
- AZ Central.com
Activist, bank found dies Sep 29, 2005
...cancer. Valerie Cochran, a longtime friend, said Colley was diagnosed more than a year ago with melanoma. He had surgery on Aug. ...
- Walla Walla Union-Bulletin
Stuck on Stupid Sep 29, 2005
...sentence. This vast melanoma of a deceptive virus is spread by defining the ‘PC’ limits and curtailing meaningful political debate. ...
- Vive Le Canada
Source: Crystal Research Associates, LLC Sep 20, 2005
...engaged in the design, development, and marketing of pharmaceutical technologies for the treatment of breast cancer, liver cancer, and metastatic melanoma. ...
- PrimeZone (press release)
Information and Competitive Landscape Analysis on more than 120 ... Sep 13, 2005
13, 2005--Research and Markets (http://www.researchandmarkets.com/reports/c23840) has announced the addition of Analytical Tool - Analysis of Melanoma R&D: The ...
- Business Wire (press release)
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
Damage Control: For Your Eyes Only Sep 13, 2005
It turned out to be melanoma of the eye. ... Melanoma in general is an aggressive type of cancer and can rapidly spread and lead to death. ...
- KPHO Phoenix
For the record Sep 30, 2005
...of an editing error, a story on Page 3 of Sunday's Globe South gave the wrong date for the Devine Spirit 5k/10k Walk/Run to raise money to fight melanoma. ...
- Boston Globe
AVAX Technologies Announces the Filing of IND for the Treatment of ... Sep 6, 2005
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 ...
- Business Wire (press release)
Nanowires Can Detect Molecular Signs Of Cancer, Scientists Find Sep 23, 2005
New Way Of Examining Lymph Tissue Detects Hidden Melanoma (October 1, 2003) -- A new study shows that molecular analysis of a very small tissue sample can ...
- Science Daily (press release)
Genta's CLL Data Better; Don't Count Them Out' Sep 19, 2005
...in the Genasense arm will make you think," Benjamin said, pointing out that the issue was "one of the things that came up at ODAC with the melanoma application ...
- BioWorld Online (subscription)
CancerVax to Webcast Corporate Presentation at the 2005 UBS Global ... Sep 20, 2005
...an investigational specific active immunotherapy product candidate in a Phase 3 clinical trial for the treatment of patients with Stage III melanoma, a deadly ...
- Market Wire (press release)
Cancer vaccine immune response is studied Sep 19, 2005
UPI) -- A Stanford (Calif.) University study published in PLoS Medicine this week describes a way to measure immune response to an experimental melanoma vaccine ...
- Monsters and Critics.com
New skin cancer vaccine created at UF shows promise Sep 5, 2005
Though it is years away from being used on humans, UF professor of immunology Howard Johnson has tested a vaccine for the skin disease melanoma in mice with ...
- Independent Florida Alligator
Drugs in Development Sep 13, 2005
...sorafenib, formerly BAY 43-9006, in combination with the chemotherapeutic agents carboplatin and paclitaxel in patients with advanced metastatic melanoma. ...
- R&D Directions (subscription)
Sharp rise in skin cancer deaths leads to warnings Sep 6, 2005
Skin cancer - melanoma - caused the deaths of 93 men in 2004, an increase of 31 per cent over ten years, and 58 women, a rise of 16 per cent. ...
- Scotsman
Burning questions Sep 7, 2005
...a second opinion. “Within about 10 seconds the doctor said he was 95% sure this was a malignant melanoma,� he says. That was ...
- AustralianDoctor.com (subscription)
Viragen to Present Multiferon(R) Trial Results at World Congress ... Aug 31, 2005
...data from its Phase II/III clinical study evaluating Multiferon®, natural human alpha interferon, for the adjuvant treatment of malignant melanoma will be ...
- Yahoo! News (press release)
egoli Biotech & Health News: BNO, BNE, NRT, PTD, PAA, SBP Sep 4, 2005
...to 8.8c; Announced its success in securing an Industry Collaboration Scheme Grant from Edith Cowen University in Perth to identify a specific melanoma gene and ...
- egoli.com.au
Hirschsprung Disease Gene May Also Be Involved in Some Melanomas Sep 7, 2005
...in a gene involved in Hirschsprung disease--a rare disease of the colon that usually occurs in children--may also predispose carriers to malignant melanoma. ...
- Medical News Today (press release)
FDA Chief Wants Transformation in Medicine Sep 26, 2005
But von Eschenbach has seen cancer from both sides, having survived three diagnoses: melanoma, prostate cancer and basal cell carcinoma. ...
- Washington Post
ING launches new life insurance product Sep 28, 2005
...problem by providing part payments for 14 common trauma conditions that don't actually prevent a person from working, including diabetes, melanoma and severe ...
- The Age (subscription)
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