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Belly Fat Removal Reduces Skin Cancer Risk in Mice
Belly Fat Removal Reduces Skin Cancer Risk in Mice
Researchers found surgical removal of abdominal fat from mice fed with a high-fat diet reduces the risk of ultraviolet-light induced skin cancer. The cancer type mentioned is the most pr... 
 Using Sunscreen Excessively Increases Skin Cancer Risk
Using Sunscreen Excessively Increases Skin Cancer Risk
Splashing on sunscreen lotion may seem to be the right thing when going out in the sun but a new study has warned that excessive use of sunscreen creams or lotions could increase the risk of... 
 Drug for Melanoma Shows Promise in Early Trial
Drug for Melanoma Shows Promise in Early Trial
An experimental drug for melanoma has successfully shrank tumors that spread to the brain in nine out of 10 patients in part of an international phase I clinical trial. The drug dabrafen... 

 New Target for Skin Cancer Therapy
New Target for Skin Cancer Therapy
Unknown non-coding RNA plays an important role in the biology of melanoma, say researchers. Most skin cancers are nonmelanomas, arising from cells other than melanocytes (the melan... 
 Molecular-Based Treatment for a Viral Skin Cancer Developed
Molecular-Based Treatment for a Viral Skin Cancer Developed
Researchers at the University of Pittsburgh Cancer Institute (UPCI) and the School of Medicine had identified the viral roots of a rare skin cancer four years ago. They have now identifi... 
 Genomic Landscape of Human Melanoma Tumors
Genomic Landscape of Human Melanoma Tumors
Recent study links genes to melanoma development. In an article published online May 9 in Nature, the authors provide the first high-resolution view of the genomic landscape of huma... 
 Medicare Use for Surgical Excision for Skin Cancer Examined
Medicare Use for Surgical Excision for Skin Cancer Examined
Surgical treatment for nonmelanoma skin cancer (NMSC) increased substantially from 2001 through 2006, an analysis of Medicare beneficiaries has suggested. This was primarily due to a dou... 
 Caffeine and Exercise may Help Fight Skin Cancer
Caffeine and Exercise may Help Fight Skin Cancer
Caffeine intake coupled with exercises may help fight skin cancer caused by sun exposure, suggests study. "We found that this combination treatment can decrease sunlight-caused skin... 
 Skin Cancer Cases on the Rise
Skin Cancer Cases on the Rise
Dramatic rise of skin cancer among people under 40 has been reported in a recent study conducted by Mayo Clinic researchers. "We anticipated we''d find rising rates, as other studie... 
 Tobacco Blamed For Surge in Squamous Cell Cancer in India
Tobacco Blamed For Surge in Squamous Cell Cancer in India
A leading cancer expert has expressed concern over rise in squamous cell cancer, a type of esophageal cancer, in India as more people are getting addicted to tobacco. "Squamous cell canc... 
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