A study published in Cancer causes and Control looks at fish intake and melanoma risk. Dr Stacey Lockyer, Senior … read more
Cancer is the UK’s biggest killer, claiming around 160,000 lives every year. Survival rates have improved enormously in some types of cancer, but patients with other tumour types continue to do very poorly, and once the disease has spread round the body it is still often incurable. Researchers from The Institute of Cancer Research, London, and The Royal Marsden have been working over the last year to identify the biggest challenges we face in treating cancer, and come up with an action plan to overcome them. The ICR will be launching their action plan. read more
A study has been published in the journal JAMA which investigates a potential link between medicine used to treat erectile dysfunction and skin cancer. read more
The use of the body’s immune system to treat cancer has been suggested for some time, and a clinical trial of an immunotherapy against skin cancer is the subject of a paper published in the Journal of Clinical Oncology. The authors report the use of a virus which targets the cancer directly, but which also brings about an immune response in the patient’s body that fights against the tumour. read more
A paper published in the Journal of Investigative Dermatology has examined the use of non-steroidal anti-inflammatory drugs (NSAIDs) and occurrence of one type of skin cancer, reporting that NSAIDs may have potential for preventing it. read more
A paper published in the Journal of Investigative Dermatology has examined the use of non-steroidal anti-inflammatory drugs (NSAIDs) and occurrence of one type of skin cancer, reporting that NSAIDs may have potential for preventing it. read more
Research published in the Journal of Internal Medicine reported that Swedish women who avoided sun exposure were at an increased risk of skin melanomas due to low vitamin D levels. read more