Research Letter Examines Effects Of Chemical Sunscreen On UV Radiation In Melanocytic Nevi
5/08/2013
JAMA Dermatology Study Highlights In a research letter, Rainer Hofmann-Wellenhof, M.D., of the Medical University of Graz, Austria, and colleagues examined the effects of a chemical sunscreen on UV-Induced changes of different histological features in melanocytic nevi...
Study Suggests Physical Barriers, Sunscreens Partially Prevent UV-B Effects
5/08/2013
JAMA Dermatology Study Highlights A study by Cristina Carrera, M.D., of the Hospital ClÃnic de Barcelona, Spain, and colleagues suggests both physical barriers and sunscreens can partially prevent UV-B effects on nevi. (Online First) The prospective study included 23 nevi from 20 patients attending a referral hospital...
Physical Activity Reduces Breast Cancer Risk
5/08/2013
Breast cancer risk can be reduced through physical activity, according to new data published in a journal of the American Association for Cancer Research, called Cancer Epidemiology. Aerobic exercise may prove to be a very effective means of lowering one's risk of developing breast cancer. Breast cancer is the most common invasive cancer in females worldwide...
Sun Exposure Benefits May Outweigh Risks Say Scientists
5/08/2013
Scientists at the UnIversity of Edinburgh in the UK suggest that the heart-health benefits of sun exposure may outweigh the risk of developing skin cancer. In the landmark study, the researchers found that when sunlight touches our skin, a compound called nitric oxide that helps lower blood pressure, is released into our blood vessels...
Promising Strategies To Reduce Use Of Indoor Tanning Devices And Prevent Skin Cancer
5/08/2013
CDC papers discuss the potential roles of social and family networks, media, and lawmakers in efforts to prevent skin cancer by reducing use of indoor tanning devices, American Journal of Preventive Medicine reports Preventing skin cancer by reducing use of indoor tanning devices requires a coordinated approach at the national, state, and local levels suggests a pair of pape...
Study Examines Spiritual Support For Patients With Advanced Cancer
5/08/2013
JAMA Internal Medicine Study Highlights A study by Tracy A. Balboni, M.D., M.P.H., of the Dana-Farber Cancer Institute, Boston, and colleagues suggests that spiritual care and end-of-life (EoL) discussions by the medical team may be associated with reduced aggressive treatment. The study included 343 patients with advanced cancer...
Exercise-Related Changes In Estrogen Metabolism May Lower Breast Cancer Risk
5/08/2013
Physical activity may reduce breast cancer risk by altering estrogen metabolism. Women who did aerobic exercises had an increased ratio of "good" to "bad" metabolites of estrogen...
Gene Test Estimates 5yr Risk Of Recurrence For Breast Cancer Patients, Says Studies
5/08/2013
Positive Results from Two Studies of the PAM50-Based In Vitro Diagnostic Assay will be Presented at the Annual IMPAKT Breast Cancer Conference NanoString Technologies, Inc...
New Study Reveals Important Mechanism For Tumorigenesis
5/08/2013
Cancer is a complex disease, in which cells undergo a series of alterations, including changes in their architecture; an increase in their ability to divide, to survive and to invade new tissues or metastasis. A category of genes, called oncogenes, is critical during cancer progression, as they codify proteins whose activity favours the development of cancer...
New Technique Developed To Track Cell Interactions In Living Bodies
5/08/2013
Researchers at Stanford University School of Medicine have developed a new technique to see how different types of cells interact in a living mouse. The process uses light-emitting proteins that glow when two types of cells come close together...