Caring4Cancer

Patients who receive an organ transplant are at an increased risk for developing various types of cancer, including skin cancers. It recommended that these patients receive extensive education about risks of skin cancer as well as screening measures. These results were recently presented at the 2008 annual meeting of the American Academy of Dermatology.

As the month of May brings skin cancer into focus, it’s a great time to increase public understanding of the disease, including its prevalence, approaches to screening and prevention, treatment options, and resources that offer updated skin cancer information throughout the year.

WASHINGTON (Reuters) - Melanoma, the most dangerous form of skin cancer, is much deadlier when it appears on the scalp or neck than somewhere else on the body, according to a study published on Monday.

NEW YORK (Reuters Health) - Cancer survivors are just as likely to be obese and sedentary as people who have never been diagnosed with the disease, a new study from Canada shows.

A novel drug still in early clinical trials, GDC-0449, appears highly effective in shrinking large basal cell skin cancer with limited side effects. These results were recently presented at a late-breaking session at the 2008 Annual Meeting of the American Association for Cancer Research.

NEW YORK (Reuters Health) - Caffeine acts as a sort of "sun screen" when given to mice before their skin is exposed to and damaged by ultraviolet B (UVB) radiation, and this ultimately prevents the development of skin cancer, according to researchers.

SAN DIEGO (Reuters) - An experimental drug designed to block a specific cell-signaling pathway has been shown in a small trial to shrink tumors in patients with advanced basal cell carcinoma, researchers said on Monday.

LONDON (Reuters) - All first class cricketers in England will be tested for skin cancer this season.

NEW YORK (Reuters Health) - Tall women are more likely than shorter women to develop melanoma, an analysis of past research on the deadly skin cancer demonstrates. Weight gain was also seen to be a risk factor.

WASHINGTON (Reuters) - Uninsured Americans and those in a government health program for the poor are far more likely to have advanced diseases when diagnosed with cancer than those with private coverage, researchers said on Sunday.

LONDON (Reuters) - Black pepper could lead to better treatments for a disfiguring skin condition that affects about 1 percent of the world's population, British researchers said on Thursday.

NEW YORK (Reuters Health) - A syndrome that increases the risk of some skin cancers may be a subset of a syndrome that increases the risk of colon cancer, report researchers from The Ohio State University, Columbus.

CHICAGO (Reuters) - A missing protein may explain why some skin cells advance to a deadly skin cancer known as melanoma instead of simply developing into harmless moles, U.S. researchers said on Thursday.

NEW YORK (Reuters Health) - Expression of the blood protein osteopontin may be an independent prognostic marker for melanoma, clinicians report in the journal Cancer.

NEW YORK (Reuters Health) - Identifying pigmented moles that look different from a person's other moles -- the "ugly duckling sign" -- is a practical way to spot malignant melanoma skin cancer, doctors say.

NEW YORK (Reuters Health) - Low socioeconomic status is a strong predictor of poor survival among patients from different ethnic groups with melanoma skin cancer, new research indicates.

LONDON (Reuters) - A little more sunshine might help you live longer, according to new study findings suggesting that for some people health benefits from the sun outweigh the risk of skin cancer.

NEW YORK (Reuters Health) - Nurses have a lower risk of dying from several different conditions compared with individuals in the general population, according to the findings of a large Canadian study of registered nurses (RNs).

NEW YORK (Reuters Health) - Recreational sun exposure could help prevent a type of blood cancer involving the lymph nodes called non-Hodgkin's lymphoma (NHL), according to pooled data from 10 studies.

NEW YORK (Reuters Health) - Young women have wide-ranging reasons for going to the tanning salon, which means they likely need different motivations to stop, according to researchers.

CHICAGO (Reuters) - Imagine a trip to the airport without having to slip off your shoes going through security. A scanner using T-rays, a harmless form of electromagnetic radiation, could make that possible, researchers at the U.S. Department of Energy's Argonne National Laboratory said on Tuesday.

LONDON (Reuters) - Using ultraviolet light may one day offer a "double whammy" to kill cancer cells by better focusing antibody-based drugs and triggering the body's own defenses to eliminate tumors, researchers said on Tuesday.

NEW YORK (Reuters Health) - Exposure to sunlight may reduce the risk of advanced breast cancer in women with light skin pigmentation, according to the results of a population-based study appearing in the American Journal of Epidemiology.

HONG KONG (Reuters) - It's autumn in Hong Kong but the island's beaches are still crowded with sun worshippers desperate to catch the last rays of sunshine before winter.

CHICAGO (Reuters) - Most people know eating broccoli is good for you but it also can help skin cells fend off damage from harmful ultraviolet radiation, U.S. researchers said on Monday.

CHICAGO (Reuters) - A new class of drugs used to treat cancer might be effective at suppressing overactive immune systems in patients with autoimmune diseases like Crohn's disease, U.S. researchers said on Sunday.

Among patients with nodular basal cell carcinoma of the skin, surgery results in a lower risk of recurrence, but also a worse cosmetic result, than photodynamic therapy. These results were published in the Archives of Dermatology.

According to the results of a study published in Arthritis and Rheumatism, treatment of rheumatoid arthritis with drugs such as Remicade® (infliximab) or Enbrel® (etanercept) may increase the risk of skin cancer but does not appear to increase the risk of other types of cancer.

WASHINGTON (Reuters) - U.S. regulators on Thursday proposed a new regulation governing the development and testing of retail sunscreens, including a new label warning consumers about the risk of skin cancer linked to sun exposure.

According to an article published in the Journal of Nutrition, antioxidants consumed in supplement form appear to be associated with an increase in the rate of skin cancer among women but not men.

LONDON (Reuters) - Holidaymakers were warned on Thursday to protect themselves in the sun and avoid getting burnt after figures revealed skin cancer has become the fastest growing form of cancer in Britain.

NEW YORK (Reuters Health) - A morning jog and a cup of coffee might help protect you against skin cancer, if the results of new animal research can be applied to humans.

NEW YORK (Reuters Health) - In the largest and longest clinical trial to date comparing the effects of selenium supplements versus placebo or dummy pills, daily doses of the mineral failed to reduce the occurrence of type 2 diabetes and may have increased it.

BRUSSELS (Reuters Life!) - There is no such thing as 100 percent protection from the sun, the European Union's consumer chief warned holiday makers on Monday and she banned the words "sunblock" and "100 percent sun protection" on sun cream.

HOUSTON (Reuters) - More than 50 years after helping to uncover the double-helix structure of DNA, James D. Watson has seen his own genome, and said on Thursday he will publish it for science to use.

NEW YORK (Reuters Health) - An Australian study hints that diets with high amounts of meat and fat compared with those rich in vegetables and fruit appear to increase the risk of squamous cell carcinoma of the skin -- one of the most common forms of skin cancer.

According to an article published in The Lancet, the best ways to protect your skin from the sun are to wear sun-protective clothing and hats and to minimize your time in the sun. Sunscreen can play a role in sun protection, but it must be used correctly and should not be used to extend your time in the sun.

NEW YORK (Reuters Health) - The overall survival of people diagnosed with melanoma, the most serious type of skin cancer, has improved over the past 25 years or so, German researchers report.

NEW YORK (Reuters Health) - Chemicals found in grape seeds may help ward of skin cancer due to regular exposure to the sun, according to the results of an animal study reported Sunday in Chicago at the 223rd annual meeting of the American Chemical Society.

NEW YORK (Reuters Health) - People who use tanning beds do not protect themselves from skin damage from subsequent sun exposure, an international research group has concluded. In fact, use of sunbeds before age 35 substantially increases the risk of developing melanoma, the most deadly type of skin cancer, the investigators found.

NEW YORK (Reuters Life!) - Like alcohol, cigarettes and drugs, getting the perfect tan can be addictive, according to new research.

NEW YORK (Reuters Health) - Genes involved in skin pigmentation have an effect on a person's skin cancer risk beyond their influence on a person's hair or skin color, a new study shows.

The U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) has approved Anthelios SX, a sunscreen from L'Oreal, to be sold over-the-counter (OTC) for the prevention of sunburn and for protection against ultraviolet B (UVB) and ultraviolet A (UVA) rays. It has a sun protection factor (SPF) of 15.

According to an article recently published in BMC Cancer, high levels of dietary fat do not increase the risk of developing skin cancer and may, in fact, have a protective effect against its development.

According to the results of a study published in the Journal of the American Academy of Dermatology, Aldara™ (imiquimod 5% cream) effectively treats squamous cell carcinoma in situ of the skin.

According to an article published in the Journal of the American Academy of Dermatology, injections of interferon directly into the cancer may provide cures for a large portion of patients with basal cell carcinoma.

According to an article recently published in the Journal of the American Medical Association, patients taking the rheumatoid arthritis drugs Remicade® (infliximab) or Humira® (adalimumab) had a three-fold increased risk of developing various types of cancers.

Infection with certain types of human papillomavirus (HPV) appears to increase the risk of squamous cell carcinoma of the skin but not basal cell carcinoma of the skin. These results were published in the Journal of the National Cancer Institute.

According to results recently published in the Journal of the American Academy of Dermatology, the use of aspirin and other nonsteroidal anti-inflammatory drugs (NSAIDS) may prevent the development of actinic keratosis and squamous cell cancers of the skin.

According to a study published in the journal Cancer, postmenopausal women with a history of non-melanoma skin cancer have a roughly 70% greater risk of developing melanoma than women without such a history.