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Targeted Drug for Melanoma Shows Promise in Early Clinical Testing by Cancer.gov Posted Thu 23 Sep 2010 9:00pm Targeted Drug for Melanoma Shows Promise in Early Clinical Testing Adapted from the NCI Cancer Bulletin, vol. 7/no. 17, September 7...) was subsequently tested in the disease, but the results were not encouraging. Meanwhile, activating mutations in a gene called KIT were identified in a minority of melanoma cases Read on »

Podcast: melanoma genes, the ‘cancer breath test’ and teen smoking by Cancer Research UK Patient Expert

Posted Mon 06 Sep 2010 12:00am Click on the image to listen to the latest podcast In this month’s podcast we look at the latest news stories from the world of cancer research, including how DNA repair genes could lead to better treatment for melanoma, and why the ‘cancer breath test’ is still a long way off. Also, we’ve got an in-depth report on our vital Read on »

DNA scan reveals secret of melanoma’s ‘self-healing’ powers by Cancer Research UK Patient Expert

Posted Wed 25 Aug 2010 12:00am Professor Julia Newton Bishop and her team are making progress in understanding melanoma. Malignant melanoma – the most dangerous form of skin cancer... to test RNA in melanomas preserved in a chemical called formalin – a technique commonly used in hospitals to preserve tumour samples for analysis under the microscope Read on »

Surprise, Surprise, Genetic risks in Diabetes and Melanoma! by Dr. Steve Murphy Medical Doctor

Posted Tue 21 Apr 2009 11:35pm with melanoma. What if we could identify risk and the clinical or medical things we could do to prevent offered no benefit? Hence the case with testing for Melanoma risk genes. Myriad said that Melaris testing would cause a patient to get more skin exams which would ultimately "reduce incidences and detect melanoma earlier."The data Read on »

Melanoma Drug Fails – Small Biotech Company Cancer Drug Research Halted by Medical Quack Patient Expert

Posted Tue 03 Mar 2009 3:10pm Pharmaceuticalswas one of the hottest small biotech companies. It was nearing completion of final stage testing of a potent new drug to combat melanoma that already had the imprimatur... million in the company, so that’s 130 million to be absorbed and perhaps added to what we pay for our drugs. Every drug company has to spread the losses as such. Another melanoma Read on »

Prolonging Survival in Melanoma Patients: Early Stage Diagnosis and Treatment by Detecting and Inhibiting NUAK2 Overexpression by nih.gov Posted Thu 22 Jul 2010 5:00pm expression patterns. Identifying genes whose expression levels impact melanoma patient survival is a key factor in developing better early detection tests and more effective treatment..., especially in acral melanoma models. The scientists are developing diagnostic tests for NUAK2 to better detect melanomas at an early stage when the disease is most treatable Read on »

Use of MMP-8 as a Prognostic Marker for Melanoma by nih.gov Posted Sun 07 Jun 2009 5:00pm Description of Invention: Cutaneous malignant melanoma is the most common fatal skin cancer, and the incidence of this disease increases each year. The average survival time for patients diagnosed with malignant melanoma is less than ten months. Consequently, it is important to identify and understand genetic alterations leading Read on »

Mutations of the ERBB4 Gene in Melanoma by nih.gov Posted Thu 21 Jan 2010 4:00pm Description of Invention: Cutaneous malignant melanoma is the most common fatal skin cancer, and the incidence of this disease increases each year. The average survival time for patients diagnosed with malignant melanoma is less than ten months. Consequently, it is important to identify and understand genetic alterations leading Read on »

Laser Technology Might Help Doctors Diagnose Melanoma by HealthFinder Posted Wed 23 Feb 2011 12:00pm allowed the researchers to easily identify signs of cancer. The method was 100 percent accurate in identifying all 11 cases of melanoma present in the test slides, the study authors.... 23 (HealthDay News) -- Researchers say they've developed a new and potentially more accurate way to diagnose melanoma lesions, using laser technology. The laser equipment Read on »

New Potential Drug to Treat advanced Melanoma by Medical Quack Patient Expert

Posted Mon 01 Jun 2009 10:43pm to further test the drug. BD Scientists say they have developed a drug that can treat the most deadly form of skin cancer in its most advanced, incurable stages. Malignant... tumor cells carrying the BRAF mutation implicated in 60% malignant melanomas. Patients treated with PLX4032 lived for a median of six months without their disease getting worse Read on »