Tag Archives: melanoma
New Drug Extends Lives of Melanoma Patients
Web MD reports on a new drug, ipilimumab, that doubled the 1- and 2-yr survival rates for those with late-stage melanoma. Continue reading
PLX4032 for Melanoma
How do life-saving drugs become accessible to the patients who need them? This three-day series from the New York Times explores the emotions, frustrations, and successes inherent in this difficult process. Continue reading
Your Skin Is In
Tanning is out – your skin is in! Find out what the Melanoma Foundation of New England is doing to spread the word in high schools and colleges. Continue reading
Skin Cancer Diagnosis
Blacks and Hispanics are less likely than whites to develop melanoma, but when they learn they have it, the skin cancer is often at an advanced stage, a new study of cases in Florida has found. Continue reading
Predicting who will survive skin cancer
Researchers at NYU’s Langone Medical Center, using a combination of tumor analysis and powerful computer chip technology, believe they have found a way to identify potential long-term survivors from within the patient group whose disease has metastasized beyond the skin to other organs. Continue reading
Melanoma: The Bare Essentials
Melanoma is a skin cancer that begins in skin cells called melanocytes. These cells produce the pigment that provides your skin’s color. If this process becomes disorganized and unregulated, the result is an abnormal collection of melanocytes, also known as a melanoma. Malignant means that it has the potential to spread to healthy tissues and organs within your body. Continue reading
One Woman’s Mission to Save Lives
Lynn Rosenberg lost her husband to melanoma. She challenges us all with the question: “If you were to die tomorrow from a disease you know you could have prevented, how would you feel?” Today, Lynn is actively involved in increasing skin cancer awareness and promotes sun protective measures through her company, Soleil Chic. Continue reading
Cancer and Teen Tanning: Where’s the Regulation?
The U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) recommendation — for adults — is to keep tanning-bed exposure to no more than three times a week during the first week of tanning. And yet a survey of more than 3,600 tanning salons in 50 states has found that 71% would turn a blind eye to that guideline when it came to teenage customers. Most salons said they would readily allow teenagers to tan seven times a week. Continue reading
Breslow thickness
a prognostic measure in melanoma that measures how deeply tumor cells have invaded. The measurement is taken from the granular layer of the epidermis to the deepest point of invasion.
Do higher levels of Vitamin D decrease the risk of melanoma?
There has been a recent media frenzy regarding the relationship between Vitamin D and melanoma, adding fire to the already fiery debate regarding the intricate relationship between sun exposure, skin cancer, and Vitamin D deficiency. What does this mean for you? Continue reading