Men More Likely To Develop ‘Melanoma’ Skin Cancer? Here’s What Study Claims
Risk factors contributing to this include more lifetime sun burns, tanning bed use, and being tanned.
Sep 06, 2023, 11:21 AM IST
Trump is melanoma: Jim Carrey
Carrey said he was an "incredibly dangerous" threat to Homeland Security.
Nov 19, 2018, 13:38 PM IST
Beta blockers may increase survival rates of melanoma patients
Patients with metastatic melanoma, or melanoma that has spread to other parts of the body, often have a poor prognosis, and while some forms of immunotherapy -- treatments that boost the body's immune system to fight disease -- are promising, response rates are less than 35 per cent.
Jan 10, 2018, 16:11 PM IST
New hope for skin cancer in the form of arthritis drug?
Although only five percent of skin cancer cases involve melanoma, it causes the majority of deaths from the disease.
Dec 20, 2017, 18:00 PM IST
Blood test to diagnose two cancer types is here
They used mid-infrared spectroscopy to analyse blood serum derived from experimental mice and differentiate mice with non-Hodgkin's lymphoma and subcutaneous melanoma from healthy mice and also between these two tumorous conditions.
Dec 13, 2017, 17:53 PM IST
New treatment halts melanoma in its tracks: Study
Researchers from the Melanoma Institute Australia conducted two international clinical trials.
Sep 11, 2017, 18:21 PM IST
Artificial Intelligence system may help detect melanoma skin cancer
A team of researchers are developing an Artificial Intelligence (AI)-based system that might help detect melanoma skin cancer early.
Aug 23, 2017, 23:47 PM IST
Doctors remove 98 cancerous tumours from 46-year-old man's brain
The father of two was diagnosed with aggressive melanoma in 2011 after feeling a bump on his scalp.
Jul 28, 2017, 19:37 PM IST
Skin cancer: Broccoli and cauliflower may help cure deadly melanoma
Melanoma, which is caused by exposure to UV rays, is the most common and most deadly form of skin cancer.
Jul 28, 2017, 17:34 PM IST
Patients with Parkinson's disease have high risk of melanoma: Study
Accoding to researchers from Mayo Clinic, patients with Parkinson's were roughly four times more likelier to have had a history of melanoma than those without the disease.
Jul 05, 2017, 17:45 PM IST
Love white wine? Drinking it could increase your risk of developing skin cancer!
Overall alcohol intake was associated with a 14 percent higher risk of melanoma per drink per day.
Apr 09, 2017, 23:50 PM IST
Sunbeds can increase melanoma skin cancer risk
A new research claims that sunbeds may put people at increased risk of melanoma - the most dangerous type of skin cancer.
Jan 16, 2017, 14:33 PM IST
Novel drug may stop melanoma spread
About 10,000 people are estimated to die each year from melanoma, which spreads throughout the body quickly and attacks distant organs such as the brain and lungs.
Jan 05, 2017, 16:07 PM IST
How 'red hair' gene raises skin cancer risk!
The findings by researchers from Wellcome Trust Sanger Institute and University of Leeds in the UK showed that even a single copy of a red hair-associated MC1R gene variant increased the number of mutations in melanoma skin cancer; the most serious form of skin cancer.
Jul 13, 2016, 13:30 PM IST
This summer, fight Melanoma with some simple tricks!
Thankfully this form of skin cancer is curable but early detection is a solution.
Jun 27, 2016, 19:05 PM IST
Anti-oxidants more effective for elderly with skin cancer
Cells found in the skin help the skin recovery from injuries, and can contribute to the growth and invasion of melanoma cells.
Apr 05, 2016, 15:21 PM IST
Viagra puts you at increased skin cancer risk
The popular erectile dysfunction (ED) drug Viagra not only helps boost a man's performance in the bedroom, but also can spike the growth of skin cancer, according to a recent study.
Mar 13, 2016, 11:56 AM IST
New blood test to track skin cancer
Researchers have found out a new blood test that can closely track metastatic melanoma -- one of the most aggressive forms of skin cancer.
Jan 12, 2016, 18:41 PM IST
Promising new melanoma drug in the offing
The new compound, named SBI-756, targets a specific molecular machine known as the translation initiation complex.
Nov 26, 2015, 11:36 AM IST
