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The accidental advocate: How one woman gave herself skin cancer

By on Sunday, May 5th, 2013 | No Comments

Michelle Deese Bain speaks at The Donoho School about the dangers of tanning after her own encounter with malignant melanoma.

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Lower education linked to premature death from malignant melanoma

By on Wednesday, April 17th, 2013 | No Comments

There are socioeconomic differences in Sweden in survival amongst people with malignant skin melanoma, according to a new study. Melanoma patients with a lower educational background are much more likely to die of the disease.

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Cancer – Causes and treatment of cancer

By on Saturday, April 6th, 2013 | No Comments

“This animation gives information about cancer. It explains what cancer is, how it develops and what the difference is between a benign and a malignant tumou…

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Cancer – Causes and treatment of cancer

By on Saturday, April 6th, 2013 | No Comments

“This animation gives information about cancer. It explains what cancer is, how it develops and what the difference is between a benign and a malignant tumou…

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Cancer – Causes and treatment of cancer

By on Saturday, April 6th, 2013 | No Comments

“This animation gives information about cancer. It explains what cancer is, how it develops and what the difference is between a benign and a malignant tumou…

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BRAF inhibitor treatment causes melanoma cells to shift how they produce energy

By on Friday, March 8th, 2013 | No Comments

BRAF-positive metastatic malignant melanomas develop resistance to treatment with drugs targeting the BRAF/MEK growth pathway through a major change in metabolism, new research shows. The findings suggest a strategy to improve the effectiveness of currently available targeted therapies.

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What Is Stomach Cancer? What Is Gastric Cancer?

By on Thursday, March 7th, 2013 | No Comments

Stomach cancer, also known as gastric cancer, is the accumulation of an abnormal (malignant, cancerous) group of cells that form a tumor in any part of the stomach – in most cases, it refers to cancer that starts off in the mucus-producing cells on the lining of the inside of the stomach (adenocarcinoma)…

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First Successful Blocking Of Tumor Development In A Genetic Mouse Model Of An Incurable Human Cancer

By on Thursday, March 7th, 2013 | No Comments

“To my knowledge, this is the first time that a mouse model of a genetically defined malignant human cancer has been generated in which the formation of the tumor from beginning to end can be monitored and in which blocking the pathway cures the mouse of the tumor,” said Dr…

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Breast Cancer Rates Increase Among Young Women

By on Thursday, February 28th, 2013 | No Comments

There has been a small increase in the incidence of advanced stage breast cancer among women 25 to 39 years old, according to a recent study in JAMA. Breast cancer is the most common form of malignant tumor in women aged 15 to 39 and accounts for nearly 14% of all cancer cases in men and women in that age group…

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Neuroblastomas With Sensitivity To BET Bromodomain Inhibitors May Be Identified By Biomarker

By on Monday, February 25th, 2013 | No Comments

Neuroblastoma, the most common malignant tumor of early childhood, is frequently associated with the presence of MYCN amplification, a genetic biomarker associated with poor prognosis. Researchers have determined that tumors containing MYCN amplification are sensitive to a new class of drugs, BET bromodomain inhibitors…

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