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Study focuses on possible new combination treatment for advanced melanoma
Updated : 6 years, 1 month ago IST
Washington D.C. [USA], Jan 31 (ANI): Researchers discovered that using an immunotherapy drug called NKTR-214, also known as bempegaldesleukin, in combination with an infusion of anti-tumour immune cells, or T cells, may produce a stronger immune response that could help fight advanced melano
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Study reveals 95% satisfaction rate with Mohs surgery
Updated : 6 years, 2 months ago IST
Washington D.C. [USA], Jan 11 (ANI): According to a recent study, patients who received Mohs surgery to treat the most serious form of skin cancer, melanoma, reported a 95 per cent long-term satisfaction rate with their results.
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Study highlights how much sunshine does your body needs to cause melanoma
Updated : 6 years, 4 months ago IST
Washington D.C [USA], Nov 21 (ANI): The researchers at the QIMR Berghofer have shown that there are 22 different genes that help to determine how much a person should be exposed to the sun before developing melanoma.
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Immunotherapy drugs when combined prevent melanoma progression
Updated : 6 years, 5 months ago IST
Washington D.C. [USA], Sept 29 (ANI): In a new trial, researchers have discovered that a combination of two immunotherapy drugs -- ipilimumab and nivolumab - is capable of reversing or preventing the progression of advanced melanoma for five years or more in one in every two patients.
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New skin patch could deliver cancer medication without pain in one minute:
Updated : 6 years, 7 months ago IST
Washington D.C. [USA], Aug 25 (ANI): Researchers have developed a new skin patch that could efficiently deliver medication to attack melanoma cancer cells.
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Tanning industry uses cheap prices, promos to attract young people
Updated : 6 years, 9 months ago IST
Washington D.C. [USA], June 18 (ANI): Indoor tanning known to increase the risk of melanoma cancer lags in regulation while marketing strategies used by tanning industries lure adolescents and young adults, suggest a study.
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5 things you need to know about melanoma
Updated : 6 years, 10 months ago IST
Washington D.C. [USA], May 13 (ANI): In a recent study researchers have outlined five important points about malignant skin cancer called melanoma.
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Elderly cancer survivors face risk of brain metastasis: Study
Updated : 6 years, 10 months ago IST
Washington DC, [USA] May 3 (ANI) : Elderly survivors of breast cancer, lung cancer, and melanoma face the risk of brain metastasis later in life, claim researchers.
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Smoking may limit body's ability to fight dangerous form of skin cancer: S
Updated : 7 years, 1 month ago IST
Washington D.C. [USA], Feb 18 (ANI): A new research now finds that melanoma patients with a history of smoking cigarettes are 40 per cent less likely to survive their skin cancer than people who have never smoked.
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Melanoma death rate rising in men, finds study
Updated : 7 years, 4 months ago IST
Washington DC, [USA] Nov 05 (ANI): A study has revealed that deaths due to Melanoma or skin cancer are on the rise amongst men while in some countries the rates are steady or falling for women.
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Tall people at greater risk of cancer?
Updated : 7 years, 4 months ago IST
Washington D.C. [USA], Oct 27 (ANI): While for most cancers, risk increases dramatically with age, a recent study has found that the height of a person could also make them more prone to cancer.
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CLL patients at higher risk of melanoma
Updated : 7 years, 7 months ago IST
Washington D.C. [USA], Aug 10 (ANI): Patients with chronic lymphocytic leukemia (CLL) have a sizable 600 percent higher risk of melanoma, the most dangerous form of skin cancer, a Wilmot Cancer Institute scientific team made this discovery.
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