Ultraviolet B, Not A, Radiation Triggers Melanoma
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Experiments with mice show that ultraviolet A (UVA) radiation does not initiate melanoma skin cancer, but ultraviolet B (UVB) does.
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An small study suggests that an extract from broccoli rubbed on skin produces protection against burns caused by ultraviolet radiation.
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Sun exposure apparently has a protective effect against the development non-Hodgkin's lymphoma (NHL), a blood cancer, Australian researchers report.
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MONDAY, Jan. 17 (HealthDayNews) -- Vaccines that contain tumor proteins help fight deadly melanoma skin cancer by increasing the number of immune system killer T-cells that can attack the tumor, says research in the Jan. 17 issue of the Journal of Experimental Medicine.
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NEW YORK  - Parents can protect their children from harmful ultraviolet radiation by encouraging them to stay inside during midday, without increasing their odds of becoming overweight from reduced activity, a new study from Australia suggests.
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WASHINGTON - Skin cancer researchers have stumbled on a cellular cause for hair turning grey as we age. The scientists weren&#39;t aiming to prevent greying, but to find treatments for malignant melanoma, a potentially deadly skin cancer.
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Record cold temperatures this winter could create a bigger hole in the ozone layer over parts of northern Europe, leading to damaging ultraviolet rays that can cause skin cancer, the European Commission said on Monday.
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NEW YORK  - An extract of a fern plant  grown in Central America, taken by mouth, protects the skin  from ultraviolet radiation damage that can lead to skin cancer,  researchers report.
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Using a solarium to gain a suntan  increases the risk of developing skin cancer by 98 percent if  you are under the age of 35, with one visit heightening the  chance of developing a melanoma by 22 percent, said an  Australian study.
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THURSDAY, Sept. 9 (HealthDayNews) -- Could electric light pose a cancer threat?
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NEW YORK DEC 03, 2004  - Results of a study published in the December 10th issue of the International Journal of Cancer suggest that sun exposure has a protective effect against non-Hodgkin&#39;s lymphoma (NHL).
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Sun exposure apparently has a protective effect against the development of the blood cancer, non-Hodgkin&#39;s lymphoma (NHL). A team led by Dr Anne Kricker, of the University of Sydney, has investigated the possibility
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A protein essential to the growth of melanoma has been identified, providing a target for halting the deadly skin cancer. American researchers at Dana-Farber Cancer Institute and Children&#39;s Hospital Boston
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NEW YORK  - Chronic exposure to arsenic,  which can be measured in toenail clippings, seems to be  associated with an elevated risk of melanoma skin cancer,  investigators report.
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George H.W. Bush: Call your dermatologist. New research suggests that broccoli, the vegetable that the former president famously demonized as inedible, can prevent the damage from ultraviolet light that often leads to skin cancer. And as Bush would surely appreciate, he would not even have to eat...
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NEW YORK  - Infants with jaundice who are treated with intensive light therapy -- the current standard treatment -- have a significantly increased risk of developing moles called melanocytic nevi as they grow older, French researchers report.
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Government scientists turned regular blood cells into tumor attackers that wiped out all signs of cancer in two men with advanced melanoma. The striking finding, unveiled Thursday, marks an important step in the quest for gene therapy for cancer.