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Researchers develop new test to help fight deadly melanoma
Updated : 5 years, 1 month ago IST
Washington [US], February 16 (ANI): Researchers have developed a prototype test that can help identify if patients with deadly metastasised melanoma are likely to benefit from immunotherapy.
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Gene-based blood test for melanoma spread evaluates treatment progress: St
Updated : 5 years, 1 month ago IST
Washington [US], February 13 (ANI): A test that monitors blood levels of DNA fragments released by dying tumor cells may serve as an accurate early indicator of treatment success in people in the late stages of one of the most aggressive forms of skin cancer, a new study finds.
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Vitamin B3 protects skin cells from the effects of UV exposure, new resear
Updated : 5 years, 4 months ago IST
Washington [US], November 1 (ANI): Increasing the consumption of vitamin B3 will protect skin from some of the effects of ultraviolet (UV) exposure, potentially reducing the incidence of non-melanoma skin cancers, recent research shows.
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Lower rate of cancer related death noticed in women taking cholesterol med
Updated : 5 years, 5 months ago IST
Washington [US], October 25 (ANI): Among women with breast cancer, colorectal cancer, or melanoma, those who were taking cholesterol-lowering medications, were less likely to die from cancer.
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Queensland study suggests quarter of population underestimates skin cancer
Updated : 5 years, 5 months ago IST
Queensland (Australia) [India], October 24 (ANI): Almost a quarter of the population here underestimates their risk of developing potentially deadly melanomas - with those at highest risk worst at predicting their chances of getting the skin cancers, reveals new research conducted in Queensl
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Cholesterol medications linked to lower cancer-related deaths in women, fi
Updated : 5 years, 5 months ago IST
Washington [US], October 21 (ANI): Among women with breast cancer, colorectal cancer, or melanoma, those who were taking cholesterol-lowering medications, were less likely to die from cancer, according to an analysis published in the British Journal of Clinical Pharmacology.
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A quarter of population underestimates skin cancer risk: Queensland study
Updated : 5 years, 5 months ago IST
Queensland (Australia) [India], October 20 (ANI): A research conducted in Queensland has revealed that almost a quarter of the population here underestimates their risk of developing potentially deadly melanomas - with those at highest risk worst at predicting their chances of getting the sk
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Scientists discover human genome regions that influence risk of developing
Updated : 5 years, 10 months ago IST
Washington D.C. [USA], May 3 (ANI): In a breakthrough study, a global collaboration of scientists have discovered more than double human genome regions that influence the risk of developing melanoma.
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Scientists get a better understanding of melanoma
Updated : 5 years, 10 months ago IST
Washington D.C. [USA], May 2 (ANI): After conducting research on melanoma, a group of scientists has more than doubled the known number of regions that influence risk of development of melanoma.
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Scientists double understanding of genetic risk of melanoma
Updated : 5 years, 11 months ago IST
Washington D.C. [USA], April 28 (ANI): A global collaboration of scientists has more than doubled the known number of regions on the human genome that influence the risk of developing melanoma.
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Cases of melanoma caused by UV exposure vary widely in American states: St
Updated : 6 years, 1 month ago IST
Washington D.C. [USA], Feb 22 (ANI): A medical study carried out in the USA has revealed the state-wise variation in rates of skin cancer (melanoma) caused as a result of exposure to ultraviolet rays.
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Study reveals states with highest rates of melanoma due to ultraviolet rad
Updated : 6 years, 1 month ago IST
Washington D.C. [USA], Feb 17 (ANI): In a recent study, scientists found a wide state-by-state variation in rates of melanoma caused by ultraviolet (UV) exposure with highest rates in several states on the East and West Coast including Hawaii, but also a few landlocked states, including Utah
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