Researchers have found a key genetic mutation in melanoma skin cancer cells, which could pave way to effective treatment strategies against the disease.
Findings in a study demonstrate that T-cells derived from patients with melanoma can generate a protective immunity response against the disease.
High consumption of orange juice and grapefruit has been linked to a high risk occurrence of skin cancer, based on a study published in the Journal of Clinical Oncology.
According to new data from the United States government, the rate of skin cancer has doubled over the last 30 years. Melanoma, the deadliest form of the disease, is also on the rise. According to the latest research, the yearly cost for treating it is expected to triple to an estimated $1.6 billion by the year 2030.
Patient- specific or personalized vaccines for individuals with melanoma could help provoke immune response against tumour mutations, a study reveals.
In the United Kingdom, 5,700 retirees are diagnosed annually with melanoma, an aggressive type of skin cancer which means that retirees are seven times more at risk to get skin cancer today than in the last several decades.
In the Brazilian state of Goias, situated in the center of the nation and home to the national capital of Brasilia, residents’ expressions in the sunbaked hills of Araras are all but non-existent. Blood-red eyes peer through twisted expressions, across faces scorched and scarred by the sun. Home to a very rare, and very dangerous genetic skin disorder, Xeroderma pigmentosum, the residents of Araras have become “children of the night” as they evade the excruciating effects that sunlight has on their dermal layers.
