People with atopy have lower prevalence of cancers in extracutaneous sites and reduced melanoma risk
Fewer cases of melanoma were observed in people with a history of atopic diseases, such as allergic asthma or rhinitis, ...
Tag: skin cancer
Using artificial human skin to block invasive growth in a skin cancer model
By using artificial human skin, a research group from the University of Copenhagen have managed to block invasive growth in ...
Stem cell crosstalk with the microenvironment creates a loop of tumor-promoting factors
What drives tumor growth? Is it a few rogue cells imposing their will upon healthy tissue, or diseased tissue bringing ...
Polygenic hazard score could be effective for predicting genetic risk of lethal prostate cancer
Tapping into the Million Veteran Program, an ongoing national research effort to learn how genes, lifestyle and military exposures affect ...
Research uncovers novel predictors of immune checkpoint inhibitor therapy for melanoma
Immune checkpoint inhibitor (ICI) therapy is a type of treatment for melanoma, the deadliest form of skin cancer, which blocks ...
UQ researchers receive international funding to combat melanoma in US troops
Researchers at The University of Queensland have been awarded international funding to combat an expected escalation of skin cancer cases ...
Novel skin imaging technology improves the accuracy of basal cell carcinoma diagnosis
A novel imaging technique significantly improves the accuracy of the diagnosis of basal cell carcinoma (BCC) – the most frequent ...
Inhibiting a key metabolic enzyme selectively kills melanoma cells and stops tumor growth
Researchers at Sanford Burnham Prebys, led by Ze'ev Ronai, Ph.D., have shown for the first time that inhibiting a key ...
'RNA fishing' technique identifies several proteins involved in the progression of melanoma
Researchers at the Centre for Genomic Regulation (CRG) have identified several proteins involved in the progression of melanoma, the deadliest ...
Discovery about how a certain protein is activated in tumor cells could lead to better treatments
Better treatments for some of cancer's deadliest forms could be closer due to a University of California, Irvine-led discovery about ...