According to a new report, rates of melanoma, a deadly skin cancer, are skyrocketing. In fact, rates among young people have soared by 250-percent in the United States. The report comes from the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) and Vital Signs. It shows that there were more than 65,000 new cases of melanoma […]
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Getting a daily dose of vitamin B could stave off skin cancer, a new study from Australia suggests. The study, which was carried out by researchers at the Dermatology University of Sydney, involved just under 400 participants. Those involved had contracted at least two skin cancers over the five years preceding the study. The participants […]
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Nearly all types of cancers can develop into “metastatic tumors,” which refers to cancer cells that spread to other tissues throughout the body. Metastasis occurs when cancer cells invade nearby healthy tissues through these six methods: Circulation—via the lymphatic system and the bloodstream to other body parts. Angiogenesis—in which cancer cells reproduce into micrometastases (small […]
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Melanoma usually presents as atypical mole, but if left untreated will metastasize and cause systemic symptoms, including these 6.
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Melanoma is one of the deadliest forms of cancer if it’s not detected at an early stage. However, health researchers at the Princess Margaret Cancer Centre in Toronto have discovered a new and effective way of treating advanced skin cancer. The treatment focuses on melanoma patients whose cancer has spread into the bloodstream or lymphatic […]
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Scientists from the University of Pittsburgh are putting smart phone applications to the test in order to see if they can help determine whether a suspicious mole appears cancerous or not. Researchers used four commonly used mole-check smart phone apps, containing 188 pictures of cancers and less concerning skin lesions that were removed and examined […]
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