Vitamin B3 protects from UV rays, reduces skin cancer incidence: Study Dr. Kamal Kant Kohli2 Nov 2020 7:29 AM ISTLUGANO - Researchers have found in a new study that consumption of vitamin B3 or nicotinamide may protect from non-melanoma skin cancers. The study...
Setback: Novartis spartalizumab fails skin cancer trial Ruchika Sharma24 Aug 2020 2:10 PM ISTDespite the failure, Novartis is continuing development of spartalizumab, a so-called checkpoint inhibitor thought to help take the brakes off the...
New urine test may help doctors monitor skin cancer in patients: Study Hina Zahid16 Aug 2020 9:08 PM ISTResearchers at Pavol Jozef Šafárik University in Košice, Slovakia, have identified fluorescent molecules in urine that may allow patients with...
Use of topical immunosuppressant ointments may not increase skin cancer risk: JAMA Hina Zahid14 Aug 2020 1:30 PM ISTBOSTON - Adults with the chronic skin condition atopic dermatitis can rest easy in the knowledge that two topical immunosuppressant medications...
Sun Pharma presents Clinical Insights of ODOMZO, LEVULAN KERASTICK for Treating People With Risk of Skin Cancer Farhat Nasim14 Jun 2020 10:15 AM ISTMumbai: Sun Pharmaceutical Industries Ltd. recently announced that one of its wholly-owned subsidiaries presented data analyses for two of its...
Ultraviolet exposure not an effective treatment for COVID-19: AAD Hina Zahid28 April 2020 12:19 AM ISTROSEMONT, Ill. - American Academy of Dermatology has released a new statement refuting a speculation that ultraviolet exposure was an effective...
Phenelzine may be repurposed to fight recurrent prostate cancer Hina Zahid7 March 2020 9:30 AM ISTMonoamine oxidase A (MAOA) influences prostate cancer growth and metastasis in pre-clinical models. We examined the effects of phenelzine (a monoamine...
Do elevated mercury levels in the blood increase skin cancer risk? MD Bureau10 Feb 2020 9:00 AM ISTHigher levels of mercury in the blood were linked with a higher prevalence of non-melanoma skin cancer, the most common human malignancy, in a study...
Australia scientists develop 'world first' melanoma blood test Medical Dialogues Bureau22 July 2018 9:00 AM ISTSydney: Australian researchers today said they have developed a blood test for melanoma in its early stages, calling it a "world first" breakthrough...
FDA declines expanded approval for Bristol-Myers' Opdivo drug Pooja Bhatia Bhatia28 Nov 2015 9:56 AM ISTBristol-Myers Squibb Co said the U.S. Food and Drug Administration declined to approve its immuno-oncology drug, Opdivo, for its expanded use to treat...
Promising new melanoma drug in the offing savita thakur thakur26 Nov 2015 4:19 PM ISTScientists have discovered a new compound that shows promise for treating deadly skin cancers like melanoma that are resistant or unresponsive to...
Novartis gets FDA approval for skin cancer drug combination savita thakur thakur23 Nov 2015 5:14 PM ISTNovartis AG said on Friday it received the U.S. Food and Drug Administration's regular approval for a drug combination to treat an aggressive form of...
