http://www.disabled-world.com/ Disability Community News and Information Wed, 09 May 2012 09:11:39 EST en-us http://www.disabled-world.com/health/cancer/melanoma/alternative.php Skin Cancer Melanoma Patients diagnosed with metastatic melanoma on a limb have traditionally had limited options for fighting the often deadly form of skin cancer. Fri, 16 Dec 2011 09:35:38 EST http://www.disabled-world.com/health/cancer/melanoma/alternative.php http://www.disabled-world.com/health/cancer/melanoma/indoor-tanning.php Skin Cancer Melanoma One year later, American Academy of Dermatology Association Urges Congress to Keep Tax in Place. Fri, 01 Jul 2011 14:03:50 EST http://www.disabled-world.com/health/cancer/melanoma/indoor-tanning.php http://www.disabled-world.com/health/cancer/melanoma/approval.php Skin Cancer Melanoma FDA decision on immunotherapy means first new treatment option in more than a decade becoming available. Wed, 30 Mar 2011 10:45:33 EST http://www.disabled-world.com/health/cancer/melanoma/approval.php http://www.disabled-world.com/medical/pharmaceutical/fda/ipilimumab.php FDA Approvals The U.S. Food and Drug Administration today approved Yervoy (ipilimumab) to treat patients with late-stage (metastatic) melanoma, the most dangerous type of skin cancer. Mon, 28 Mar 2011 16:02:36 EST http://www.disabled-world.com/medical/pharmaceutical/fda/ipilimumab.php http://www.disabled-world.com/health/cancer/melanoma/skin-cancer.php Skin Cancer Melanoma Skin cancer is the most common of all cancer types. It is the most common type of cancer in the United States. There are one million cases diagnosed each year in the United States. Fri, 28 Jan 2011 10:21:15 EST http://www.disabled-world.com/health/cancer/melanoma/skin-cancer.php http://www.disabled-world.com/health/cancer/melanoma/454678.php Skin Cancer Melanoma The annual "Euromelanoma Day" campaign is designed to prevent skin cancer among the general public. Fri, 22 Oct 2010 17:23:06 EST http://www.disabled-world.com/health/cancer/melanoma/454678.php http://www.disabled-world.com/health/cancer/melanoma/skin-cancer-screening.php Skin Cancer Melanoma A survey of patients undergoing skin cancer screening shows that women were more likely to seek screening because of a skin lesion, a family history of skin cancer, or concern about sun exposure, whereas men age 50 and older, a group at highest risk for melanoma, may only seek screenings after a previous skin cancer diagnosis, according to a report in the October issue of Archives of Dermatology, one of the JAMA/Archives journals. Wed, 20 Oct 2010 16:33:56 EST http://www.disabled-world.com/health/cancer/melanoma/skin-cancer-screening.php http://www.disabled-world.com/health/cancer/melanoma/detection-advances.php Skin Cancer Melanoma Advance toward earlier detection of melanoma. Thu, 12 Aug 2010 11:36:29 EST http://www.disabled-world.com/health/cancer/melanoma/detection-advances.php http://www.disabled-world.com/health/cancer/melanoma/sun-tan.php Skin Cancer Melanoma A consistent all-over tan may be impossible to achieve because some body areas are much more resistant to tanning than others, a study has found. Tue, 03 Aug 2010 17:13:29 EST http://www.disabled-world.com/health/cancer/melanoma/sun-tan.php http://www.disabled-world.com/health/cancer/melanoma/vaccine-melanoma.php Skin Cancer Melanoma Nottingham scientists have been given the green light to test a vaccine which they hope could reverse, and even cure malignant melanoma, the most deadly type of skin cancer. Wed, 26 May 2010 17:23:40 EST http://www.disabled-world.com/health/cancer/melanoma/vaccine-melanoma.php http://www.disabled-world.com/health/cancer/melanoma/skin-examination.php Skin Cancer Melanoma New Survey Finds Many People Are Not Examining Their Skin for Signs of Skin Cancer Or Getting Screened by a Health-Care Provider. Mon, 17 May 2010 08:48:28 EST http://www.disabled-world.com/health/cancer/melanoma/skin-examination.php http://www.disabled-world.com/health/cancer/melanoma/sun-awareness.php Skin Cancer Melanoma The Brits historically covet every day the sun appears, rushing out with our barbecues and deck chairs at the earliest opportunity. Sat, 08 May 2010 12:47:42 EST http://www.disabled-world.com/health/cancer/melanoma/sun-awareness.php http://www.disabled-world.com/health/cancer/melanoma/tanning-bed.php Skin Cancer Melanoma Researchers identify strategy for passing tanning bed legislation... Tue, 23 Mar 2010 18:20:43 EST http://www.disabled-world.com/health/cancer/melanoma/tanning-bed.php http://www.disabled-world.com/health/cancer/melanoma/mucosal-melanoma.php Skin Cancer Melanoma Mucosal melanoma are lesions that may be blue to black in color with irregular borders. Malignant melanoma, whether they are present on a person's skin or in their oral cavity, have the same cell of origin; the melanocyte. Sat, 13 Mar 2010 08:42:44 EST http://www.disabled-world.com/health/cancer/melanoma/mucosal-melanoma.php http://www.disabled-world.com/health/cancer/melanoma/skin-cells-cancerous.php Skin Cancer Melanoma Most skin cancers are highly curable, but require surgery that can be painful and scarring. A new study by Loyola University Health System researchers could lead to alternative treatments that would shrink skin cancer tumors with drugs. The drugs would work by turning on a gene that prevents skin cells from becoming cancerous, said senior author Mitchell Denning, Ph.D. Fri, 15 Jan 2010 17:14:46 EST http://www.disabled-world.com/health/cancer/melanoma/skin-cells-cancerous.php http://www.disabled-world.com/health/cancer/melanoma/sunbed-cancer.php Skin Cancer Melanoma An estimated quarter of a million 11-17 year olds in England are being put at increased risk of developing malignant melanoma by using sunbeds, warn researchers in a letter to this week's BMJ. Fri, 13 Nov 2009 09:53:47 EST http://www.disabled-world.com/health/cancer/melanoma/sunbed-cancer.php http://www.disabled-world.com/health/cancer/melanoma/tumor-suppressor-gene.php Skin Cancer Melanoma National Institutes of Health (NIH) researchers have identified a gene that suppresses tumor growth in melanoma, the deadliest form of skin cancer. Sun, 29 Mar 2009 14:45:36 EST http://www.disabled-world.com/health/cancer/melanoma/tumor-suppressor-gene.php http://www.disabled-world.com/health/cancer/melanoma/skin-cancer-myths.php Skin Cancer Melanoma Skin cancer is more prevalent today than any other time in history. Baby Boomers have begun to show all the signs of being the largest generation with skin cancer. Little was said during their lives to help protect them from the heavy damage of the sun. Sat, 21 Feb 2009 16:24:20 EST http://www.disabled-world.com/health/cancer/melanoma/skin-cancer-myths.php http://www.disabled-world.com/health/cancer/melanoma/skin-cancer-treatment.php Skin Cancer Melanoma When we are diagnosed with melanoma the first thing that we begin to feel is fear. Sat, 21 Feb 2009 16:10:42 EST http://www.disabled-world.com/health/cancer/melanoma/skin-cancer-treatment.php http://www.disabled-world.com/health/cancer/melanoma/melanoma-signs.php Skin Cancer Melanoma Melanomas only account for 4% of all skin cancer. However, they comprise 74% of skin cancer related deaths! Sat, 21 Feb 2009 15:35:07 EST http://www.disabled-world.com/health/cancer/melanoma/melanoma-signs.php