Cure Research for Skin Cancer

Rare Types of Skin Cancer:

Some rare types of Skin Cancer include:

• Basal cell carcinoma
• Squamous cell carcinoma
• Melanoma
• more rare types...»

Medical Research Breakthroughs and Skin Cancer

Toss that gloss: Researchers at the Baylor University Medical Center, Dallas have found that balms/glosses actually attract the ultraviolet rays and wearing lip balm or lip gloss regularly increases the risk of developing skin cancer. Not only the skin but also lips should be protected from the sun. In fact, statistics show that one quarter of all Americans do not appear to use any form of lip protection. The skin on the lips is very thin and is more prone to ageing from sun damage, compared to the skin in the rest of the body. Shiny lip balms/glosses have the opposite effect of sun blocks - they attract the rays to the lips. Lip gloss/balm should only be applied after a layer of sun protection has been put on the lips first - the sun protection should be under the shiny lip gloss/balm. A sun block with an SPF of 30 should be applied beforehand if there are chances of the individual being exposed to sunlight for over 20 minutes. Since skin cancer is potentially much more aggressive when it is on the lower lip - there is a higher likelihood that it will metastasize to surrounding lymph nodes, there is a greater need to administer more sun protection.

Cure Research discussion for Skin Cancer:

For example, they are exploring photodynamic therapy , a treatment that destroys cancer cells with a combination of laser light and drugs that make the cells sensitive to light. Biological therapy (also called immunotherapy) is a form of treatment to improve the body's natural ability to fight cancer. Interferon and tumor necrosis factor are types of biological therapy under study for skin cancer. (Source: excerpt from What You Need To Know About Skin Cancer: NCI)

Medical research for Skin Cancer: medical news summaries:

The following medical news items are relevant to medical research for Skin Cancer:

• Cancer deaths take over deaths caused by heart disease
• Chemical signals involved in cancer causes found
• Chronic stress may increase cancer risks
• Grey hair research may assist in development of melanoma cure
• New drug aimed at providing a tan, improving sex life and reducing weight
• Old ingredient has new use for skin cancer
• Pregnancy has no effect of skin cancer growth
• Researchers aim to develop a blood test to determine presence of cancer
• Sun exposure improves skin cancer survival rates as well as reducing risk of lymph gland cancers
• White people more prone to melanomas
• More news »

Skin Cancer Treatment: Book Excerpts

• Treatment - Dry Skin (Xerosis)
• Treatment - Genital Skin Lesions
• Treatment - Skin Pigmentation (Decreased)
• Treatment - Malignant spinal neoplasms
• Treatment - Staphylococcal scalded skin syndrome
• Patient counseling - Skin turgor, decreased
• Patient counseling - Skin, mottled
• Patient counseling - Skin, scaly
• Treatment - Staphylococcal scalded skin syndrome
• Nursing considerations - Skin, clammy
• Nursing considerations - Skin, mottled
• Patient counseling - Skin, bronze
• Patient counseling - Skin, clammy
• Patient counseling - Skin, mottled
• Patient counseling - Skin, scaly
• Nursing considerations - Skin turgor, decreased
• Nursing considerations - Skin, clammy
• Nursing considerations - Skin, mottled
• Nursing considerations - Skin, scaly

Clinical Trials for Skin Cancer

Some of the clinical trials for Skin Cancer include:

• Prospective and Randomized Study to Evaluate Interest of Ultracision Use in Inguinal Lymph Nodes Curage - This study is currently recruiting patients (Current: 23 Nov 2006)
• Anti-Angiogenesis Agent AG-013736 in Patients With Metastatic Melanoma - This study is no longer recruiting patients (Current: 23 Nov 2006) - VEGFR and PDGFR inhibitor
• Study Evaluating Sirolimus in Non-Melanoma Skin Cancer in Kidney Transplant Recipients - This study is currently recruiting patients (Current: 23 Nov 2006) - Sirolimus
• Clinical Usefulness of Optical Skin Biopsy - This study is currently recruiting patients (Current: 23 Nov 2006)
• Investigate the Diagnostic Value and Possibilities of OCT in Non-Melanoma Skin Cancer. - This study is currently recruiting patients (Current: 23 Nov 2006)
• more trials...»

Evidence Based Medicine Research for Skin Cancer

Medical research papers related to Skin Cancer include:

• Screening for Skin Cancer
• Screening for skin cancer: an update of the evidence for the U.S. Preventive Services Task Force.
• Screening for skin cancer: U.S. Preventive Services Task Force recommendation statement.
• Screening for skin cancer: U.S. Preventive Services Task Force recommendation statement.
• Clinical practice guidelines for the management of melanoma in Australia and New Zealand
• The diagnostic performance of expert dermoscopists vs a computer-vision system on small-diameter melanomas
• Survival differences between patients with scalp or neck melanoma and those with melanoma of other sites in the Surveillance, Epidemiology, and End Results (SEER) program
• MDX-010 (Ipilimumab) Unresectable stage III or IV metastatic melanoma - first or second line
• Malignant melanoma (metastatic)
• Clinical Guidelines on the Management of Melanoma in Australia and New Zealand
• Melanoma
• Treatment of metastatic melanoma with autologous CD4+ T cells against NY-ESO-1.
• Adjuvant therapy with pegylated interferon alfa-2b versus observation alone in resected stage III melanoma: final results of EORTC 18991, a randomised phase III trial.
• Double-blind randomized phase II study of the combination of sorafenib and dacarbazine in patients with advanced melanoma: a report from the 11715 Study Group
• Active specific immunotherapy phase III trials for malignant melanoma: systematic analysis and critical appraisal
• Phase III Trial Comparing Concurrent Biochemotherapy With Cisplatin, Vinblastine, Dacarbazine, Interleukin-2, and Interferon Alfa-2b With Cisplatin, Vinblastine, and Dacarbazine Alone in Patients With Metastatic Malignant Melanoma (E3695)
• Screening for Skin Cancer
• Screening for skin cancer: a clinical practice guideline.
• Do sunscreens reduce the incidence of skin cancer? Or is the protection sunscreens offer offset by people staying longer in the sun?
• Skin cancer
• The prevention diagnosis referral and management of melanoma of the skin
• The prevention, diagnosis, referral and management of melanoma of the skin: concise guidelines
• Identification of high-risk patients among those diagnosed with thin cutaneous melanomas
• Chemoimmunotherapy versus chemotherapy for metastatic malignant melanoma
• Malignant melanomas: diagnosis and management Interactive case history
• Temozolomide (Temodal) Advanced metastatic melanoma
• Malignant melanoma (non-metastatic)
• Biochemotherapy for the Treatment of Metastatic Malignant Melanoma
• Visual screening for malignant melanoma: a cost-effectiveness analysis
• Sentinel lymph node molecular ultrastaging in patients with melanoma: a systematic review and meta-analysis of prognosis

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