All About Cancer

FDA CAPSULES
Newsday, NY - 14 hours ago… The approval now brings to five the number of FDA-licensed vaccines for the upcoming flu season. DRUG FOR RARE TYPE OF SKIN CANCER. …

Could a tan be the best defense against skin cancer in the future?
WNDU-TV, IN - Sep 20, 2006In the future, a tan may be the best defense against skin cancer. … In the future, a tan may be the best defense against skin cancer. …

Genta Gets Australian Orphan Drug Status
Houston Chronicle, United States - 8 hours ago… said Tuesday that its cancer drug Genasense was given an orphan drug designation for the treatment of advanced skin cancer in Australia. …

DRESSING ROOM : Kit simplifies getting beauty products on the …
Arkansas Democrat Gazette, AR - 9 hours ago… Romano and Terri Colombino have custom-designed T-shirts depicting various problems they would like to ban such as homelessness, skin cancer and hate …

Lotion gives mice tan, may be cancer shield
Boston Globe, United States - Sep 21, 2006A lotion that tans the skin without exposure to sunlight could provide a novel way to prevent skin cancer, Boston scientists announced yesterday. …

Compassion essential at Essence of Life 
Yolanda Comfort-Sapini uses her knowledge of insurance-billing codes to assist lymphedema and cancer-surgery patients with the paperwork entailed with treatment.

Yale School Of Medicine Awarded $11.5 Million To Study And Treat Skin Cancer 
Yale School of Medicine researchers have received an $11.5 million grant from the National Cancer Institute to improve risk assessment, measures for diagnosis and prognosis, and therapies for patients with two types of skin cancer, basal cell carcinoma and melanoma. [click link for full article]

Welcome to the year 3000 and a brave new world 
An evolution report predicts taller, attractive people with low immune systems and brown skin will be the norm in future.

A first mammogram, the worst news 
BRECKENRIDGE - The American Cancer Society recommends yearly mammograms for all women starting at age 40. So Breckenridge resident Theresa Laverty was doing what was recommended when she went in for the test last year.

Spa owner shows compassion with Cancer Survivor Nights 
When Nansey Cardone (above) opened La Bella Dona Skin Care two years ago, she said she wanted to evoke the warmth she felt growing up as a member of a large Italian family in Chicago. At left, is the manicure and pedicure room.

Health checkup: skin cancer 
Skin cancer knows no season, so be vigilant even in winter.

Don’t Let Winter Weather Take a Toll on Your Skin 
(ARA) - The winter months are tough on your skin. The air indoors is dry, robbing your skin of critical moisture. And if you spend time outdoors enjoying winter activities, your skin is subjected to frigid temperatures, chaffing wind and damaging sun.

The Environment and Your Health 
In honor of Breast Cancer Awareness Month

Red Hair Genes Increases Skin Cancer Risk In Caucasian Women
All Headline News - Oct 11, 2006… Medical School in Boston has shown that the genes controlling the color of skin and hair also play a vital role in determining a person’s risk to skin cancer. …

Skin Cancer Screening Tour Continues Its Life-Saving Trip
Yahoo! News (press release) - Oct 6, 2006FAIRFIELD, NJ, Oct. 6 /PRNewswire-FirstCall/– Bradley Pharmaceuticals, Inc. (NYSE: BDY - News) announced today that to date, The Skin Cancer Screening Tour …

Cream induced tans reduces risk of skin cancer
China Daily, China - 2 hours agoNew research from the Dana-Farber Cancer Institute suggests that certain types of tanning cream could prevent skin cancer. Findings …

Listening To The Sound Of Skin Cancer: New Technique Detects Signature Of Metastasizing Melanoma 
Researchers at the University of Missouri-Columbia can now detect the spread of skin cancer cells through the blood by literally listening to their sound. The unprecedented, minimally invasive technique causes melanoma cells to emit noise, and could let oncologists spot early signs of metastases — as few as 10 cancer cells in a blood sample — before they even settle in other organs.

California Volunteer Dermatologists Catch High Percentage Of Potential Skin Cancers At LPGA Tournament Screening Event 
Reaffirming a previous study that shows golfers face heightened risks of developing skin cancer,California volunteer dermatologists representing the Women’s Dermatologic Society (WDS) identified a significant number of potential skin cancers within the tournament golf community, referring 26% of [click link for full article]

Bronx Couple Weds In Hospital As Groom Nears Death 
Theodore Tyson and Dominga Rios were married Friday, but not in the church they’d planned upon. Instead, their wedding took place in a Bronx hospital conference room. The couple decided to wed in the hospital because the groom, Tyson, has only days to live. He’s suffering from a rare skin cancer that has attacked his brain and other parts of his body.

Friendly Bacteria In Alcoholic Milkshake Could Fight Food Allergies 
“Friendly” bacteria in kefir, a traditionally fermented milk drink, could protect against allergic responses. The drink inhibits the allergen specific antibody Immunoglobulin E (IgE) which can stimulate allergic responses, such as inflammation and constriction of airways. Kefir is easily digested, and ideal for weaning babies. This could be especially significant, as infants under the age of

Early on, Davis had a political `itch’ 
Jim Davis’ childhood friends don’t recall him considering politics. But given his grandfather’s influence, they weren’t surprised.

Hana Biosciences Secures Rights For Menadione To Treat EGFR Inhibitor-associated Skin Rash - Update 
(RTTNews) - Monday morning, Hana Biosciences (HNAB), a biopharmaceutical company focused on advancing cancer care, reported that it has acquired exclusive rights to develop and commercialize Menadione, a preclinical product candidate for the prevention and treatment of skin rash associated with the use of epidermal growth factor receptor or EGFR inhibitors in the treatment of certain cancers.

Listening to the sound of skin cancer 
Researchers at the University of Missouri-Columbia can now detect the spread of skin cancer cells through the blood by literally listening to their sound. The unprecedented, minimally invasive technique causes melanoma cells to emit noise, and could let oncologists spot early signs of metastases — as few as 10 cancer cells in a blood sample — before they even settle in other organs. The results

Dermatologist Robert Ecker Brings Mohs Surgery To Chattanooga
Chattanoogan - With traditional skin cancer surgery, in an effort to remove all the cancerous tissue, a physician removes the visible cancer and a substantial amount of healthy tissue around it. The removed skin is then sent to a lab for microscopic evaluation

Rally against cancer raises $227,000, tops ‘05
Observer-Dispatch - The American Cancer Society of Central and Northern New York offers many programs for people facing a breast cancer diagnosis. * “Look Good, Feel Better” connects women patients with volunteer cosmetologists. Chemotherapy can change a patient’s skin

Minty Chemical Could Be Skin Cancer Guard
Boston Channel.com,  USA - Sep 20, 2006… For those who burn instead of tan, the ultraviolet rays are increasing the risk of skin cancer, researchers at the Dana Farber Cancer Institute and Children’s …

C Wear protects kids worldwide
ClickPress (press release), UK - Oct 12, 2006C Wear Australia Pty Ltd has made a growing niche business out of protecting children around the world from sunburn and the risk of skin cancer in later life. …

A first mammogram, the worst news
Summit Daily News, CO - Oct 14, 2006… It is, after skin cancer, the most common cancer in women in the United States and the second leading cause of cancer related deaths in women, after lung cancer …

Red Hair Genes Up Skin Cancer Risk, Study Confirms
Cancerpage.com, GA - Oct 12, 2006NEW YORK OCT 11, 2006 (Reuters Health) - Genes involved in skin pigmentation have an effect on a person’s skin cancer risk beyond their influence on a person’s …

District 8 race offers challenge, rare opportunity
Arizona Daily Star - Breast Cancer Boot Camp, board; 162 Air National Guard Fighter Wing Committee, board; Metropolitan YMCA, board; Tohono Chul after spending nearly two hours in a car from Phoenix. It was 4:30 in the afternoon. Her hair was a bit messy, her skin

Walking Warrior for Cancer Research Keeps Campaigning for Cause
WTRF - He says he does it all for people like his mother, who survived a short bout with skin cancer, and for the thousands he met along the way who’s stories and pictures make up the pages of his book. “A lot of the people that I featured in the book

Education notes
Marblehead Reporter - To be eligible, students must have received a skin-cancer education class using the video, student bookmarks and lesson plan provided by the foundation through its SkinCheck curriculum, which is now being used in more than 400 schools, including in

Vows taken as groom’s life fades
Sun-Journal - He suffers from a rare skin cancer that has attacked his brain and other parts of his body. The frail groom was wheeled in on a chair. His two daughters, Tamia, 5, and Tiara, 2, sprinkled red rose petals on the ground at Montefiore Medical Center. The

Music, Maryland & Mealtime Favorites Highlight Fundraiser for
PRWeb - She uses her platform to raise awareness of skin cancer and to help children and teens throughout Maryland make healthy decisions for their future. Tickets for “A Taste of East Baltimore” are $20 in advance and $25 at the door. For further

Organizers looking for volunteers, auction items 
Volunteers are needed to help with a benefit at Chaney’s Dairy Barn for a man who is known for listening to others, but now has a community listening to his need.

Low Doses Of Anti-depressant May Help Some Women Suffering From Moderate-to-severe PMS 
Some women who experience moderate-to-severe premenstrual syndrome may benefit from treatment with low doses of anti-depressant medication, according to a new study led by a Virginia Commonwealth University researcher.

THE PRICE OF BEAUTY 
Is your deodorant boosting your breast cancer risk? And how much chemical preservative in hand and body lotions is too much?

Nothing hokey about it: Pokeweed deadly 
Q. There is a large shrubby plant with clusters of purple berries that has sprung up in my landscape bed. What is it? Are the berries edible?

Is beauty really only skin deep? 
Women are told that ‘beauty is only skin deep’ or that ‘beauty is as beauty does.’ But it’s hard to take those words seriously when we’re peppered every day with TV ads about wrinkles, dry hair and cellulite.