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Redheads At Risk For Melanoma: Skin Cancer Can Develop Without The Sun
By Catherine Roberts Health Studies in the News

Redheads At Risk For Melanoma: Skin Cancer Can Develop Without The Sun

New research has found that redheads may be predisposed to skin cancer without effects from the sun.  The study was published on Wednesday in the journal Nature with Dr. David E. Fisher as the senior author. The researchers studied mice with different skin tones. Skin tones are made of a mixture of the red/yellow pigment […]

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Cancer Progression May Be Delayed With New Melanoma Treatment
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Cancer Progression May Be Delayed With New Melanoma Treatment

Researchers have discovered that a two-drug combination can delay treatment residence in patients with advanced melanoma. The kinase inhibitor drugs dabrafenib and tramentinib combined target different points in the same growth-factor pathway. This postponed the development of drug resistance in patients with BRAF-positive metastatic melanoma, the authors of the study claim. Melanoma is the most […]

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