In recent years, researchers have worked to develop a number of vaccines to help the immune system fight tumors. Cancer vaccines are not intended to prevent cancer; rather, they are used to boost immune responses to preexisting tumors.
Skin cancer experts have expressed alarm at new Cancer Council research showing an explosion in solarium numbers across Australia, with one capital city recording a 1000 per cent increase over the past decade.
One third of young British holiday-makers will double their chances of developing the most fatal form of skin cancer this summer because they plan to get burnt on the beach.
Inherent gender differences — instead of more sun exposure — may be one reason why men are three times more likely than women to develop certain kinds of skin cancer, say researchers at Ohio State University Medical Center.
Chemicals obtained from grape seed extract show promise in animal studies as a way to prevent sunlight-induced skin cancer when used as a dietary supplement, according to researchers at the University of Alabama in Birmingham.
People who use tanning beds do not protect themselves from skin damage from subsequent sun exposure. Use of sunbeds before age 35 substantially increases the risk of developing melanoma, the most deadly type of skin cancer, the researchers found.
Whatever the season, a cap or hat is a smart choice for outdoor exercise. With many blood vessels and not much flesh, the head is a prominent place to lose body heat.
In recognition of Skin Cancer Awareness Month this May, Olay and the American Society for Dermatologic Surgery (ASDS) are pleased to announce that “Desperate Housewives” star Marcia Cross will be the spokeswoman for the 2007 “Skin Cancer Takes Friends” campaign, encouraging skin cancer prevention and detection. Emmy-nominated Cross will kick-off a nationwide free skin cancer screening initiative and education effort alerting Americans about the importance of early detection and prevention in the fight against skin cancer.
A new class of targeted anti-cancer drugs that blocks the human epidermal growth factor (HER) receptor family shows promise in prolonging the lives of patients with recurrent prostate cancer, a new Cedars-Sinai study shows.
Drivers who spend a significant amount of time in their cars might find themselves in the fast lane for developing future skin cancers, according to new research examining the incidence of left-sided skin cancers in patients and driving trends of adults seen at a Midwestern university dermatology clinic.