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Causes of Skin Cancer - Basal Cell Carcinoma, Melanoma or Squamous Cell Carcinoma, do you know the r by Danny & Susan S. Health Maven

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Posted Mon 26 Jan 2009 4:32pm decades. Types of Skin Cancer Caused by the Sun The 3 main skin cancers are: melanoma, basal cell carcinoma, and squamous cell carcinoma. Melanoma is the most deadly skin...-skinned people are much more susceptible to squamous cell carcinoma than darker-skinned people. This type of cancer is also more likely to develop in chronic sores-such as chronic Read on »

The risk posed by ductal carcinoma in patients with prostate cancer by Dr. Arnon Krongrad Medical Doctor

Posted Thu 07 Jan 2010 12:00am extraprostatic extension.” This paper by Samaratunga et al. addresses the risk posed by ductal carcinoma based on data from 268 consecutive patients who had radical prostatectomies as a curative procedure for treatment of clinically localized prostate cancer. Ductal carcinoma in a patient with prostate cancer is variation of the common and garden “acinar Read on »

Methods for Determining Hepatocellular Carcinoma Subtype and Detecting Hepatic Cancer Stem Cells by nih.gov Posted Tue 31 Jul 2007 5:00pm Description of Invention: Hepatocellular carcinoma (HCC) is the third leading cause of cancer death worldwide, and it is very heterogeneous in terms of its... subtypes. This heterogeneity and the lack of appropriate biomarkers have hampered patient prognosis and treatment stratification. Available for licensing are microRNA biomarkers Read on »

Votrient for bladder cancer and urothelial carcinoma. by Mark Levin Posted Mon 07 Mar 2011 4:54pm Votrient is a multi-targeted tyrosine kinase inhibitor and it is currently approved for renal cell carcinoma. To my knowledge there are no published studies supporting its use for urothelial cancer. An ongoing Phase-II trial Pazopanib ( Votrient ) for metastatic urothelial cancer has generated promising but very preliminary early results Read on »

Is basal cell carcinoma really malignant? by pathologystudent Posted Mon 31 Jan 2011 11:22pm . These characteristics are not present in every kind of cancer; and even within one particular tumor, they are not present in all of the tumor cells! While malignant tumors are “clonal” (meaning... that you really can’t tell what the heck kind of tissue it is). Benign tumors tend to be more well-differentiated; malignant tumors tend to be less well-differentiated. Anaplasia Read on »

“Melanoma, carcinoma, some kind of -noma…” by pathologystudent Posted Tue 13 Oct 2009 10:04pm . Malignant tumors also usually have the -oma designation at the end. However, there are a couple additions depending on the type of tissue in which the malignancy arises. Malignancies....) are designated sarcomas. So: an adenocarcinoma is a malignant tumor of glandular cells, a squamous cell carcinoma is a malignant tumor arising in squamous cells, a chondrosarcoma Read on »

Renal cell carcinoma treatment choices by stage by kenny Posted Wed 23 Sep 2009 11:58am The treatment options of renal cell carcinoma depend on many factors, such as the type of RCC, the tumor size and location, the general health state and age of the patient. One of the most important factors is the cancer STAGE. First of all, click to check this simplified stage form and you need to be sure about the cancer stage before continuing Read on »

Featured Clinical Trial: Targeting HER2 in the Treatment of Ductal Carcinoma In Situ by Cancer.gov Posted Mon 12 Jul 2010 9:00pm Targeting HER2 in the Treatment of Ductal Carcinoma In Situ Name of the Trial Phase III Randomized Study of Radiotherapy... factor for the development of invasive breast cancer . The standard treatment for DCIS is surgery, which produces excellent long-term disease-free results. Although most patients Read on »

Hepatocellular Carcinoma-Find out if you should be screened! by rickisjourney Posted Mon 24 May 2010 12:00am this webcast to learn more about the latest advances in the diagnosis and treatment of liver cancer. http://www.orlive.com/nyp/videos/hepatocellular-carcinoma1 Spread the word... years. The reason for this increase could be the increase in the number of Americans with viral hepatitis, which is known to cause hepatocellular carcinoma, the most common kind Read on »

Novel Diagnostic and Therapeutic Biomarkers for Squamous Cell Carcinomas by nih.gov Posted Tue 15 Jun 2010 5:00pm in over 30 years. New treatments and diagnostics for early detection are needed to improve patient survival and quality of life for this these types of cancers. Scientists... and earlier diagnosis of SCCs to revolutionize the treatment of this malignancy. Current SCC therapies may become more effective treatments and new therapies could be developed Read on »