Laser based diagnosis of skin cancer represents an important medical advancement in the study and treatment of skin based cancers.
Currently, the main technique for diagnosing skin cancer is a biopsy, where a segment of skin is cut and looked at under the microscope. But new medical advances coming from Duke University offer a laser based alternative.
Malignant melanoma (the medical term for skin cancer) is one of the fastest spreading types of cancer. It, like other forms of cancer, is usually treated with chemotherapy. Chemotherapy is the use of drugs given either orally or by injection which are designed to slow the spread of cancer and to kill off the cancer cells before the condition gets worse.
Immunotherapy, or the process of boosting the immune system, was tested to see if it helped improve survival rates in those patients with skin cancer.
We often read and hear about the dangers of the sun, especially in terms of how too much sun can lead to skin cancer.
A new study reveals something surprising: the sun, a main cause of deadly [tag-tec]skin cancer[/tag-tec], may, in small doses, actually help protect us against the disease.
The Archives of Dermatology recently published a study which found that people who learn skin self examination for skin cancers with their partner are more likely to conduct regular exams to detect skin cancer.
The Archives of American Dermatology recently reported that melanoma skin cancers which are growing rapidly (the most malignant kind) exhibit several notable characteristics.
Researchers in Australia have identified rapidly growing melanomas as being thicker, elevated and symmetrical, with regular borders.
The Journal of Investigative Dermatology recently published information on research being completed at Bath University in the United Kingdom which may change the impact of sunscreen forever.
You know that sunscreen is important to prevent excessive exposure to the sun, which may lead to skin cancer. But what about a sunscreen that actively repairs skin and prevents skin cancer?
Who doesn't love a good tan, especially if you have fair skin? After all, tanning can make you look healthier, younger, thinner, and can even be a way of masking cellulite.
The problem with tanning, of course, is that too much can be bad for your skin. Early on, your skin will start to show damage from the UVA and UVB rays, and will start to age. In more extreme cases, you may develop skin cancer.
The National Cancer Institute recently published a study (in the prestigious journal, Science) which offers a promising look at cancer gene therapy. In this study, two patients with advanced melanoma were treated successfully for the disease through a gene therapy protocol. In this procedure, researchers took some of the men's own blood cells, and turned them into "cancer attackers" which successfully killed the cancer cells in these two patients.