Sun Damage Causes Newly Discovered Melanoma-Driving Genetic Changes
7/20/2012
Melanoma researchers have been struggling with this question: Which mutations drive this cancer that lead to ultraviolet (UV)-induced genetic damage in tumor cells caused by sunlight exposure? There have yet to be any mutations conclusively tied to melanoma...
Indoor Tanning Ban For Minors Hits New York
7/20/2012
On Monday, July 16, New York Governor Andrew Cuomo signed a bill that will ban children under the age of 16 from using indoor tanning beds. In addition, 17-year-olds will have to obtain parental consent in order to use tanning beds. The bill will go into effect in 30 days. Daniel M...
African-Americans With Throat Cancer And HPV Have Greater Chance Of Survival
7/20/2012
Even though the human papillomavirus (HPV) is a risk factor for certain head and neck cancers, its presence could make all the difference in terms of survival, especially for African Americans with throat cancer, say Henry Ford Hospital researchers...
African-Americans With Throat Cancer And HPV Have Greater Chance Of Survival
7/20/2012
Even though the human papillomavirus (HPV) is a risk factor for certain head and neck cancers, its presence could make all the difference in terms of survival, especially for African Americans with throat cancer, say Henry Ford Hospital researchers...
A large national sample of women diagnosed with cervical cancer between 2000 and 2007 finds lack of insurance was second only to age as the strongest predictor of late stage at diagnosis, a gap the authors say is likely attributable to lack of screening...
Potential Key To New Treatment For Mantle Cell Lymphoma (MCL)
7/20/2012
Researchers at Moffitt Cancer Center and colleagues have demonstrated that the inhibition of signal transducer and activator of transcription 3 (STAT3) in mouse models of mantle cell lymphoma (MCL), an aggressive and incurable subtype of B-cell non-Hodgkin lymphoma that becomes resistant to treatment, can harness the immune system to eradicate residual malignant cells responsib...
Most U.S. adults support laws that allow teens to get medical care for sexually transmitted infections without parental consent. But when asked about the vaccine against the human papillomavirus (HPV), most adults want parents to have the final say on whether their teen or pre-teen gets the shots. The University of Michigan C.S...
Severe sepsis, a body's dangerous defensive response against an infection, not only diminishes the quality of life for patients - it puts their spouses at a greater risk of depression, a joint University of Michigan Health System and University of Washington School of Medicine study shows...
Genomic Data For Colon And Rectal Cancers Point To Potential Targets For Treatment
7/20/2012
The pattern of genomic alterations in colon and rectal tissues is the same regardless of anatomic location or origin within the colon or the rectum, leading researchers to conclude that these two cancer types can be grouped as one, according to The Cancer Genome Atlas (TCGA) project's large-scale study of colon and rectal cancer tissue specimens...
Most Parents Believe HPV Vaccine Should Require Their Consent
7/19/2012
A poll revealed that the majority of adults in the U.S. are in support of laws that allow teenagers to get medical care for sexually transmitted infections without parental consent. However, most parents wanted to have final say on whether or not their child is vaccinated against the human papillomavirus (HPV)...