Persistent mutations in tumors may predict immunotherapy response: Study Isra Zaman28 Jan 2023 9:30 AM ISTIinvestigators at the Johns Hopkins Kimmel Cancer Center and its Bloomberg Kimmel Institute for Cancer Immunotherapy have found that a subset of...
Drug combination for stage IV melanoma shows success in trial Dr. Kamal Kant Kohli17 Jan 2023 10:00 AM ISTA new multidrug treatment for patients with stage IV melanoma has proven effective after a three-year clinical trial at the University of Colorado...
Regular use of vitamin D supplements tied to considerably lower skin cancer risk: Study Dr. Kamal Kant Kohli10 Jan 2023 8:00 PM ISTFinland: Regular use of vitamin D supplements is associated with fewer cases of melanoma compared to non-use, shows a recent study published in...
Indoor tanning tied to increased risk of multiple primary melanomas, study says Medha Baranwal5 Jan 2023 8:00 PM ISTUSA: A case-control study has shed light on the increasing prevalence of indoor tanning and its association with multiple primary melanomas,...
Whole-body PET/CT reduces total scan time in patients with melanoma: Study Medha Baranwal3 Jan 2023 8:00 PM ISTGermany: A recent study has found that in melanoma patients, low-dose long axial field-of-view (LAFOV) PET/CT imaging is feasible and could reduce...
Activated vitamin D3 prevents arsenic-mediated carcinogenesis, study finds Dr. Kamal Kant Kohli22 Dec 2022 9:30 AM ISTJapan: A recent study published in the American Journal of Cancer Research has identified the underlying biological mechanisms for the inhibition of...
Biomarker predicts resistance to checkpoint inhibitor drugs for treatment of melanoma Dr. Kamal Kant Kohli26 Nov 2022 8:00 AM ISTDuke Cancer Institute researchers have identified potential biomarkers that predict the likelihood for checkpoint inhibitor drugs to backfire, driving...
Medical Bulletin 25/November/2022 Dr. Nandita Mohan25 Nov 2022 4:45 PM ISTHere are the top health news for the day:Further clot risk reduced by extending anti-clotting treatment after distal DVTGiving the anti-clotting drug...
Potential Biomarker predicts resistance to immunotherapies in melanoma Dr. Nandita Mohan25 Nov 2022 9:15 AM ISTDuke Cancer Institute researchers have identified potential biomarkers that predict the likelihood for checkpoint inhibitor drugs to backfire,...
AI may help identify melanoma survivors at high risk of cancer recurrence Dr. Kamal Kant Kohli3 Nov 2022 5:00 AM ISTMost deaths from melanoma-the most lethal form of skin cancer-occur in patients who were initially diagnosed with early-stage melanoma and then later...
Sunburns during lifetime, particularly during childhood, tied to increased risk of skin cancer: JAMA Medha Baranwal17 Oct 2022 7:30 PM ISTNorway: High sunburn throughout life is associated with an increased risk of cutaneous melanoma and squamous cell carcinoma (cSCC) and melanoma,...
Merck to develop personalized cancer vaccine in collaboration with Moderna Ruchika Sharma13 Oct 2022 12:15 PM ISTUnder the agreement, originally established in 2016 and amended in 2018, Merck will pay Moderna $250 million to exercise its option for personalized...
