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Skin flaps deliver cancer-fighting therapy, ASPS study reveals

9 May 2008 - General Skin News
Using gene therapy, plastic surgeons have delivered cancer fighting proteins through skin flaps placed on cancerous tumors on rats with a 79 percent reduction in tumor volume, according to a study in ... - more

Scientists identify interacting proteins key to melanoma development and treatment

6 May 2008 - General Skin News
Researchers have discovered how a mole develops into melanoma by showing the interaction of two key proteins involved in 60-70 percent of tumors. The Penn State scientists also demonstrate that ... - more

First targeted therapy for melanoma brings hope

25 Apr 2008 - New and Emerging Skin Therapies
In a demonstration that even some of the most hard-to-treat tumors may one day succumb to therapies aimed at molecular “weak points,” researchers at Dana-Farber Cancer Institute report ... - more

Researchers to focus on G.I. war injuries

21 Apr 2008 - General Skin News
Mayo Clinic researchers are part of a national consortium that will focus on developing innovative medical treatments for American war wounded. Mayo's role will emphasise bone and peripheral nerve ... - more

Interleukin-12 indicates survival prospects for melanoma patients

16 Apr 2008 - General Skin News
Higher blood levels of an immune system protein predict poor survival prospects for melanoma patients with advanced disease, researchers at The University of Texas M. D. Anderson Cancer Center report ... - more

Calorie restriction limits and obesity fuels development of epithelial cancers

14 Apr 2008 - Hot Skin Topics

A restricted-calorie diet inhibited the development of precancerous growths in a two-step model of skin cancer, reducing the activation of two signaling pathways known to contribute to cancer ... - more

New genetic links to psoriasis

6 Apr 2008 - General Skin News
In the first comprehensive study of the genetic basis of psoriasis, researchers at Washington University School of Medicine in St. Louis have discovered seven new sites of common DNA variation that ... - more

Healthcare providers who discuss intimate piercings earn patients' trust

3 Apr 2008 - General Skin News
Patients with genital and nipple piercings, also known as "intimate piercings," are best served by healthcare providers who initiate positive discussions about them, according to a new ... - more

New PBS listings for April 2008

1 Apr 2008 - Hot Skin Topics
Cancer patients, children with Attention Deficit Hyperactivity Disorder (ADHD), people suffering from schizophrenia, stroke patients and the Indigenous community will benefit from changes to the ... - more

Younger age, involvement on neck or arms associated with abnormal scarring after burn injury

27 Mar 2008 - General Skin News
Sex, age, burn site, number of surgical procedures and the type of skin graft are associated with abnormal scarring following burns, according to a report in the March/April 2008 issue of ... - more