Joanne Schaeffer, 64, loved people, gift baskets Aug 29, 2008
The memorial service for Ms. Schaeffer, 64, who died of melanoma at her Atlanta residence Tuesday, was Thursday ... She was diagnosed with melanoma 24 years ago, her sister said. (Atlanta Journal-Constitution)
The Journal of Investigative Dermatology Aug 29, 2008
Increase in melanoma cases among young American women. Between 1980 and 2004, the annual incidence of melanoma among young women has increased by 50%, but has not changed for men. (Nature News Service)
Nature Clinical Practice Oncology Aug 29, 2008
The prognosis for patients with advanced melanoma and CNS metastases is poor. Hodi et al. report the case of a 63-year-old female who was diagnosed with metastatic melanoma from an unknown primary tumor ... The authors discuss the use of the human monoclonal antibody against CTLA-4, ipilimumab, in patients with metastatic melanoma. (Nature News Service)
For your information Aug 29, 2008
Last year, car donations to local charities like American Red Cross of Northeast MA, Beverly Bootstraps, the Melanoma Education Foundation, Help for Abused Women and Children, and Hospice of the North Shore resulted in an extra $5,000 to $10,000 in annual funding for these charities ... Donate junk cars to Melanoma Education Foundation ... Those who are interested in donating their junk car to the Melanoma Education Foundation can have the vehicle removed for free. (Georgetown Record, MA)
Taking Aim at Brain Cancer Aug 29, 2008
One of them targets a defective gene on the seventh chromosome, present in roughly 7% of all cancers, including most cases of melanoma. Novartis (nyse: - - ) is in final trials of a drug that may help the one-third of acute myeloid leukemia cases with a gene mutation that turns on cell-growth signals. (Forbes -- Business)
Doggie 'docs' diagnose owners' ills Aug 28, 2008
A trip to the doctor revealed a melanoma that had spread beneath the skin. Other dogs have been taught to catch when diabetics blood sugar levels drop. (MSNBC -- Health)
Mercury Rises; Take Care Of Your Body Aug 28, 2008
Keeping your skin protected from ultraviolet rays is critical to avoid sunburns and skin damage that could lead to melanoma. The higher the SPF on the sunscreen, the better on days like these. (Forest Scott County Times, MS)
Choroidal Melanoma: Aug 28, 2008
Choroidal melanoma is a form of eye cancer in which a tumor grows in the choroid layer of the eye ... What is choroidal melanoma ... Choroidal melanoma is a form of eye cancer in which a tumor grows in the choroid layer of the eye. (Suite101.com)
HEALTH BLOG: Digging into the latest cancer studies Aug 28, 2008
Researchers that they used 5 billion copies of a single immune system cell from a man to eliminate any sign of his advanced melanoma, a lethal skin cancer, for two years ... McCain is a survivor of three bouts with melanoma, a potentially lethal skin cancer, but his last round with the disease was in 2002 ... Did FDR have melanoma. (USA Today -- Money)
Nonmelanoma Skin Cancer Ups Risk for Other Cancers Aug 27, 2008
TUESDAY, Aug. 26 (HealthDay News) -- People with a history of nonmelanoma skin cancer face twice the risk of developing other malignancies, a new study finds. Every year in the United States, about 1 million people are diagnosed with nonmelanoma skin cancers, according to the American Cancer Society ... Developing these tumors is known to increase the risk for melanoma, the most serious form of skin cancer. (Washington Post)
Pain Therapeutics and King Pharmaceuticals Develop a New Abuse-Resistant Prescription Pain Medication Aug 27, 2008
In addition to REMOXY, PTI-202 and PTI-721, the Company has two other drug candidates in clinical programs: Oxytrex(tm) and a novel radio-labeled monoclonal antibody to treat metastatic melanoma. Pain Therapeutics is also working on a new treatment for patients with hemophilia. (Primezone Releases)
Skin Cancer Doubles Other Cancer Risks Aug 27, 2008
"It seems like non-melanoma skin cancer, even though it is a non-fatal disease, may be a warning sign for increased risk of other, more serious cancers," said Anthony Alberg, a researcher at the Medical University of South Carolina in Charleston, whose study appears in the Journal of the National Cancer Institute. Non-melanoma skin cancers, which include basal cell carcinoma and squamous cell carcinoma, affect an estimated 1 million people each year in the United States, according to the... (Newsmax)
Going eye tech Aug 26, 2008
The ophthalmologist diagnosed ocular melanoma but sent her to Albuquerque for a second opinion ... "She gave me a big hug and said, 'You saved my life.' I don't know if she was to get radiation or injectable chemotherapy, but we caught it in time to save her eye and save her life. If left unattended, ocular melanoma metastasizes to the liver.". (Durango Herald)
Cancer survival rates increase Aug 24, 2008
Next best were melanoma, breast and prostate cancer, where it was 85 to 95 per cent.. The most deadly remain cancers of the pancreas, lung, brain and stomach. (The Australian)
Big increase in cancer survival rates Aug 23, 2008
Survival rates for some common forms of cancer including breast, melanoma and prostate are about 90 per cent.. Terry Slevin from the WA Cancer Council says early detection is the key. (ABC Online)
TBBJs Health Care Heroes finalists named Aug 23, 2008
Community Outreach: Annie Tyrell, executive director of the ; Elizabeth Rugg, executive director of the ; Dr. Lynn Ringenberg, medical director of and ; Lois Rendina, supervisor and coordinator melanoma at /Mole Patrol; All Children s Community Education and Advocacy Department at All Children s Hospital; and Oak Hill Hospital associates. Health Care Educator: Kathy Egan-City, executive director of the of the ; Jeff Konin, executive director of , associate professor at ; Carol Singleton,... (Tampa Bay Business Journal, FL)
Brighter outlook for cancer survivors Aug 22, 2008
Melanoma research was an obvious area. With 106,000 new cases of cancer in Australia each year, cancer councils contributed about $50million annually into cancer research. (The Canberra Times)
Machine 'sniffs out skin cancer' Aug 22, 2008
She now plans to try to construct profiles of other types of skin cancer, including the much more dangerous malignant melanoma. Dog detector. (BBC News)
Chemical odor of skin cancer identified Aug 21, 2008
The scientists did not reveal the specific chemicals found, but they plan to identify a reliable "odor profile" of all three forms of skin cancer, including squamous cell cancer and melanoma, the deadliest form. Gallagher said she hoped the findings would "open doors to potential new approaches to skin cancer diagnosis based on the profile of skin odors, hopefully leading to more rapid and non-invasive detection and diagnosis.". (India Times, India)
Sniffing out cancer Aug 21, 2008
Following up on decades of anecdotal reports, a 2004 study published in the journal Applied Animal Behaviour Science confirmed that two trained dogs correctly "reported" melanoma in several Florida patients ... Leffell said the concept might also be more significant if it applied to melanoma, a less common but far more deadly form of skin cancer that is very treatable when detected before it spreads to the lymph nodes ... In fact, scientists at Monell will soon begin studying patients to develop... (Philadelphia Inquirer)
Skin Cancer Carries Its Own Scent Aug 21, 2008
D., senior scientist and analytical chemist, Rohm and Haas, Philadelphia; Jean-Claude Bystryn, M.D., professor, dermatology, New York University School of Medicine, and former head, melanoma program and vaccine clinic, New York University Medical Center, New York City; Aug. 20, 2008, presentation, American Chemical Society National Meeting & Exposition, Philadelphia) ... However, Dr. Jean-Claude Bystryn, former head of the melanoma program and vaccine clinic at New York University Medical... (Health-Finder)
Scent of Skin Cancer Identified Aug 21, 2008
The researchers plan to characterize skin odor profiles associated with other forms of skin cancer, including squamous cell carcinoma and melanoma, the most serious form of skin cancer. To identify changes related to cancer, the researchers first needed to identify a normative profile for VOCs and to determine whether this profile varies as a function of age, gender or body site. (Newsmax)
New Way To Grow Human Embryonic Stem Cells Aug 20, 2008
18, 2005) Northwestern University researchers have demonstrated how the microenvironments of two human embryonic stem cell (hESC) lines (federally approved) induced metastatic melanoma cells to revert to a ... 5, 2008) A protein that governs development of human embryonic stem cells (hESCs) also inhibits the growth and spread of malignant melanoma, the deadliest skin cancer, researchers have. (Science Daily)
Horn happy after release Aug 20, 2008
Good Luck Joe melanoma Horn, no team is going to be stupid enough to want you ... Maybe I have just been reading these blogs long enough to actually realize the ignorance of all the ConVick, MeHall, and Melanoma Horn supporters. (Atlanta Journal-Constitution -- Sports)
Hypochondriac's Sad Song Becomes An Irritating Refrain - 8/20/2008 Aug 20, 2008
Daddy has recently been diagnosed with a pernicious form of melanoma, which has a low survival rate. Our father has been married to his second wife, "Doris," for 20 years. (FOX23.com, OK)
Summer Sunscreen Mistakes, Myths and Solutions Aug 19, 2008
"Research has shown that having more than five blistering sunburns in childhood will double your risk of developing melanoma, the most dangerous type of skin cancer, later in life." ... One study showed that people aged 35 or younger who used tanning beds regularly had eight times the risk of developing melanoma compared to those who never used tanning beds ... Another study showed that women who used tanning beds at least once a month were 55 percent more likely to develop melanoma, the most... (Pekin Times, IL)
Synthetic Molecules Could Add Spice To Fight Against Cancer Aug 19, 2008
(July 14, 2005) Curcumin, the pungent yellow spice found in both turmeric and curry powders, blocks a key biological pathway needed for development of melanoma and other cancers, say researchers from The University ... 17, 2000) Naturally occurring substances in citrus juices, called flavonoids, show promise against prostate cancer, lung cancer and melanoma in laboratory studies, according to a joint Canadian-United States. (Science Daily)
Key Cancer Tests Can Be Done At Home Aug 19, 2008
But on three previous occasions, McCain's mole biopsies have turned up melanoma. "If you ever have any slight discoloration, please go to your dermatologist or your doctor and get it checked out as soon as possible," McCain said, as reported by the Associated Press. (Click2Houston, TX)
Fish cancer gene linked to pigment pattern that attracts mates Aug 19, 2008
Swordtails can inherit melanoma that drives sexual selection ... 18, 2008) Though skin cancer is deadly to male fish, it also has one perk: The black melanoma splotches arise from attractive natural markings that lure female mates ... A new study published in the Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences this week shows that the melanoma gene can be conserved in swordtail fish because of its beneficial role in sexual selection. (EurekAlert!)
Helping Tumor Cells Not To Stick To The Wound During Surgical Removal Aug 18, 2008
28, 2005) Advanced melanoma, the most deadly form of skin cancer, can be successfully treated in some cases by vaccinating patients with tumor proteins. How these vaccines work and why they are only effective. (Science Daily)
Moisturizers boosts skin cancer risk? Aug 17, 2008
This type of skin cancer is more common, but less risky than melanoma. Squamous cell carcinoma on the skin grows slowly, but can spread fast. (Food Consumer)
Your skin cream can lead to cancer Aug 16, 2008
The cancers are not melanoma, the deadliest kind of skin cancer, they stressed in their report in the Journal of Investigative Dermatology, but another type called squamous cell carcinoma ... "Non-melanoma skin cancer in man is very, very common and is almost 100% curable with an operation usually simpler than a tooth filling," Rees said. (India Times, India)
Some wonder if McCain's too old and wrinkly to be president Aug 16, 2008
That's what McCain should be doing," Muller said.If he's elected, McCain would be the oldest person ever sworn in for a first White House term. Ronald Reagan was 69 when he took office and 73 at his second inauguration.Twenty-one percent of voters told a Pew Research Center survey in June that McCain was too old to be president, making age a "potentially important factor" in the election, said Michael Dimock, the Pew center's associate director for research.Compounding the issue is McCain's... (Anchorage Daily News)
Summer fun relies on staying safe Aug 16, 2008
Since 1996, the number of cases of melanoma a treatable, but potentially deadly form of skin cancer has been steadily increasing in Oregon. Melanoma is one of the most deadly forms of skin cancer, because of its tendency to spread to other organs ... Genetics and exposure to sun are both factors in melanoma, said Dr. Daniel Barrett, a family practitioner with The Corvallis Clinic. (Albany Democrat-Herald, OR)
Cancer and immunotherapy Q and A Aug 16, 2008
Meanwhile, other BiTE therapies - for cancers including melanoma, myelogenous leukemia, head and neck, pancreas and breast cancer - are in development. How close is this treatment to market. (Telegraph.co.uk)
New Lymphoma Drug Shows Promise Aug 16, 2008
That's because similar BiTE compounds, designed to target other kinds of cells, can easily be built by replacing the B-cell-targeting arm with one targeting, say, melanoma or breast cancer cells. Baeuerle said Micromet has already developed and is testing other BiTEs against, for instance, EpCAM, a molecule that decorates a variety of solid tumors such as colon and lung cancers. (MEDLINEplus)
Moisturizers Up Skin Cancer in Mice Aug 15, 2008
Melanoma/Skin Cancer Health Center ... Related to Melanoma/Skin Cancer ... Common Treatments for Melanoma. (WebMD)
Skin creams cause tumors on mice, study shows Aug 15, 2008
The cancers are not melanoma, the deadliest kind of skin cancer, they stressed in their report in the Journal of Investigative Dermatology, but another type called squamous cell carcinoma. Such tumors are slow growing, highly treatable and only fatal if patients fail to have them removed. (Reuters India)
Prototype test for predicting clinical outcome for melanoma patients Aug 15, 2008
Investigators from the Melbourne Center of the international Ludwig Institute for Cancer Research (LICR) and Pacific Edge Biotchnology Ltd today reported that they have developed a test to predict whether a patient will progress rapidly from Stage III melanoma to metastatic Stage IV cancer and death. More than 70% of patients with Stage III melanoma melanoma that has spread to the lymph nodes will typically have a rapid time to progression (TTP) to Stage IV melanoma, and pass away within... (EurekAlert!)
New Study Links Moisturizers to Cancer Aug 15, 2008
The American Cancer Society estimates that each year 59,940 people will be diagnosed with melanoma, the most serious form of skin cancer, and that about 8,400 people will die from the disease ... A report published in the July issue of the Journal of Investigative Dermatology, which analyzed more than 20,000 cases of melanoma in people between the ages of 15 and 39, found that the incidence of melanoma in young women rose to 13 ... In young men, melanoma rates leveled off between 1980 and 2004,... (ABC News)
Widely Prescribed Anti-parasite Drug Targets Cancer-causing Protein Aug 13, 2008
13, 2008) Researchers at the NYU Cancer Institute and the Ronald O. Perelman Department of Dermatology have identified mebendazole, a drug used globally to treat parasitic infections, as a novel investigational agent for the treatment of chemotherapy-resistant malignant melanoma ... Because most patients with metastatic melanoma fail to respond to available therapies, the discovery of a viable investigational treatment with an established safety profile could address a serious unmet need in... (Science Daily)
Adherex Reports Second Quarter 2008 Financial Results Aug 13, 2008
- In June, at the 2008 American Society of Clinical Oncology (ASCO) Annual Meeting in Chicago, we presented interim results from our Phase I/II study of ADH-1 in combination with isolated limb infusion melphalan for the treatment of melanoma. Data was presented in a poster presentation on the first 16 patients in the Phase I/II trial, six patients from the completed Phase I portion of the trial and 10 patients from the ongoing Phase II portion of the trial. (CCNMatthews Press Releases)
One-Day Breast Cancer Treatment Saves Lives in Less Time Aug 13, 2008
She met with Ollila, associate professor and surgical director for the multi-disciplinary breast and multidisciplinary melanoma programs at UNC, and Dr. Joel Tepper, professor and former chair of radiation oncology, to see if she was a candidate for the device. They were quickly able to confirm that she was a candidate, and the doctors scheduled her surgery to be conducted just a few days after the initial meeting. (Canton Daily Ledger, IL)
Society must drop its discrimination against 'seniors' Aug 12, 2008
It's a viable issue in the presidential election campaign south of the border, where Democrats can question John McCain's fitness for the White House because he will turn 72 at the end of the month and has battled melanoma (although he says he's been cancer-free for several years). True, West Nova MP Robert Thibault has been challenged for recently deriding his opponent's fitness for office because he is 60 years old. (Globe and Mail)
Skin cancer incidence still unabated Aug 11, 2008
SYDNEY: The incidence of melanoma, the most dangerous kind of skin cancer, remains unabated, in spite of early detection strategies introduced 15 years ago. University of Otago researchers analysed figures from the New Zealand cancer registry to see whether thick melanomas (three mm thickness) had decreased between 1994 and 2004 because of detection strategies ... "Regrettably the answer is that we didn't find any decrease of thick melanoma over the last decade," said Tony Reeder. (India Times, India)
She’s got your back Aug 11, 2008
Her career and enire life turned in 1987 when her husband, a dentist, was diagnosed with advanced melanoma. I can only describe the feeling when you find out that somebody has a disease like that of gray mist, of feeling like you re about to faint, she said. (Helena Independent Record, MT)
Free melanoma screening offered at Pilot Pen Aug 11, 2008
Rates of all types of skin cancers are rising, she said, including the potentially deadly melanoma. Melanoma is the most common cancer in men and women between the ages of 25 to 29, and lifetime odds of developing the disease are 1 in 58, Gohara said ... One American dies every hour from melanoma. (New Haven Register, CT)
Chase Rice: All About Family Aug 11, 2008
Daniel Rice was diagnosed with melanoma ... Ironically, while his struggles with melanoma continued, it wasnt the cancer that took his life. (InsideCarolina.com)
Mid-Summer Skin Cancer Alert Aug 10, 2008
There are three basic types of skin cancer: melanoma, the most dangerous and deadly; basal cell carcinoma, the most common; and squamous cell carcinoma, the second most common form. About 90-percent of non-melanoma cancers are associated with exposure to ultraviolet (UV) radiation from the sun ... The incidence of Melanoma is increasing faster than that of almost any other cancer. (CBS News)
Hawaii Teacher's Cure Clears Way for a New Saint Aug 10, 2008
Rare cases of spontaneous remission, or regression, are reported, mostly involving melanoma skin cancer, kidney cancer or lymphoma hardly ever solid tumors like breast, prostate or colon cancers, Schilsky said. "The bottom line is, it probably does happen. Obviously, it happens very rarely because it is the nature of cancer to grow, not to regress," he said. (Fox News)
The Melanoma Epidemic in Australia Aug 10, 2008
This article outlines the biology and environmental causes of melanoma - the most common form of skin cancer ... Cutaneous malignant melanoma is a potentially fatal type of skin cancer ... Within Caucasian populations, the incidence of cutaneous malignant melanoma continues to rise. (Suite101.com)
Life story Roger Gates Aug 10, 2008
In 1984, his older brother Mike, whom he idolized, died of melanoma; Roger took this hard. Why Mike and not himself. (OregonLive, OR -- News)
Amber Neben, cyclist who beat cancer Aug 10, 2008
Neben found out she had melanoma last November ... She was only 33 years old, she never had spent too much time in the sun as a child, and the melanoma had developed on her back, even though she always wore a jersey while riding ... She went to the doctor for a skin check - she recommends everybody get them - and the doctor sent her to a surgical oncologist who diagnosed the melanoma, certain that they caught it early. (International Herald Tribune -- Sports)
The new cancer trial that offers hope to thousands Aug 10, 2008
If it worked it might offer the opportunity to treat cancers that we currently don't have very good medicines for, such as melanoma [skin cancer] and mesothelioma [lung cancer],' said Ottensmeier. In Leeds, Professor Chris Twelves and his team are exploring the new generation of targeted cancer drugs. (guardian.co.uk)
New advice stokes debate on test for prostate cancer Aug 10, 2008
Sunday, August 10, 2008. Published: Aug 10, 2008 12:30 AM Modified: Aug 10, 2008 01:07 AM. (News & Observer)
For your information Aug 9, 2008
Last year, car donations to local charities like American Red Cross of Northeast MA, Beverly Bootstraps, the Melanoma Education Foundation, Help for Abused Women and Children, and Hospice of the North Shore resulted in an extra $5,000 to $10,000 in annual funding for these charities ... Donate junk cars to Melanoma Education Foundation ... Those who are interested in donating their junk car to the Melanoma Education Foundation can have the vehicle removed for free. (Georgetown Record, MA)
High doses of vitamin C injections slow tumor growth Aug 8, 2008
Studies also showed that high doses of vitamin C may help prevent and treat melanoma, the deadly skin cancer, breast cancer and oral cancer. Some researchers speculated that vitamin C may also help leukemia, according to an unsubstantiated source. (Food Consumer)
Mercury Rises; Take Care Of Your Body Aug 7, 2008
Keeping your skin protected from ultraviolet rays is critical to avoid sunburns and skin damage that could lead to melanoma. The higher the SPF on the sunscreen, the better on days like these. (Forest Scott County Times, MS)
Sun, cancer can be toughest opponents Aug 7, 2008
That he's now considering it shows how awareness of the danger of melanoma (skin cancer) has filtered onto the prep sports scene ... Maria Whitehead, a 25-year-old former member of the U.S. National Team system and an assistant coach at Duke University, died of melanoma in 2006 ... She was rushed into surgery as soon as a melanoma diagnosis was returned. (Suffolk News Herald, VA)
Depression Found To Hasten Decline In Cancer Patients Aug 7, 2008
A new biopsy test, created by molecular biologists, can tell ocular melanoma patients if theirs is the kind that will spread. Using very thin. (Science Daily)
New Gene Therapy Kills Pancreatic Cancer Cells Aug 7, 2008
The cytokine used in this study was melanoma differentiation associated gene-7/interleukin-24, known as mda-7/IL-24. The dietary agent, perillyl alcohol (POH), was combined with mda-7/IL-24, which is already used in other cancer treatments. (Science Daily)
ResMed results lift shares nearly 13% Aug 7, 2008
Vical is developing a flu vaccine that could combat bird flu and a drug in a Phase 3 trial to treat melanoma. Vical said it had cash and investments of $58 million on hand as of June 30. (San Diego Union-Tribune -- Business)
Beware Of Sunburn Boosters Aug 5, 2008
The American Cancer Society estimates there will be 59,940 new cases of melanoma, the most serious form of skin cancer, in 2007. The death rate has increased 50% since 1973. (CBS News)
Protect Yourself During Skin Cancer Awareness Month and Beyond Aug 5, 2008
(ARA) - Nearly every hour, someone in the United States dies of melanoma, the deadliest form of skin cancer, and more than one million Americans will be diagnosed with skin cancer this year. Women aged 20-29 are particularly vulnerable, with melanoma ranking as the second most common form of cancer in the age group ... "Having had two family members stricken by melanoma, I've become very passionate about helping to educate the public about skin cancer prevention," explains the Emmy-nominated... (Pekin Times, IL)
Many Sunscreens Fail To Offer Protection Against Suns Rays Aug 5, 2008
The real problem is that SPF only protect against UVB, while both types of rays have been linked to melanoma, the deadliest form of skin cancer. The medical specialists recommendation for people seeking for sunbathing is to ensure that their sunscreen defend against both types of harmful rays. (Enews 2.0)
