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January 13, 2010
Britain backs ban on tanning beds for under-18s
LONDON (Reuters) - The British government backed a call on Wednesday for under-18s to be banned from using sunbeds in tanning salons because they increase skin cancer risk.
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January 6, 2010
Kidney cancer proves more complicated than thought
LONDON (Reuters) - The more scientists look, the more complex cancer seems to become.
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December 28, 2009
Melanoma still diagnosed later in minorities
NEW YORK (Reuters Health) - Melanoma skin cancer is becoming more common among Hispanics and whites, a new study suggests.
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December 23, 2009
Face looking old? Don't blame your genes
NEW YORK (Reuters Health) - Don't blame genes for aging facial skin. A new study of twins suggests you can blame those coarse wrinkles, brown or pink spots, and dilated blood vessels on too much time in the sun, smoking, and being overweight.
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December 20, 2009
REFILE: Gene maps to transform scientists' work on cancer
LONDON (Reuters) - Scientists have identified all the changes in cells of two deadly cancers to produce the first entire cancer gene maps and say the findings mark a "transforming moment" in their understanding of the disease.
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December 17, 2009
Genetic gift from mom, genetic burden from dad
WASHINGTON (Reuters) - Will a gene bring healthful blessings or the curse of disease? It may depend on whether it is inherited from mom or dad, researchers reported on Wednesday.
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December 16, 2009
Gene maps to transform scientists' work on cancer
LONDON (Reuters) - Scientists have identified all the changes in cells of two deadly cancers to produce the first entire cancer gene maps and say the findings mark a "transforming moment" in their understanding of the disease.
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October 23, 2009
Low-fat eating best after skin cancer: study
NEW YORK (Reuters Health) - People with a history of skin cancer may want to cut back on the amount of fat they eat to reduce their risk of a second skin cancer, based on study findings from Australia.
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October 9, 2009
Skin cancer can be inherited, two new studies say
NEW YORK (Reuters Health) - Want to reduce your risk of skin cancer? Wear sun screen, of course. But two new studies suggest that choosing your relatives carefully could also be helpful.
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September 22, 2009
Tanning may up skin cancer risk for palest kids
NEW YORK (Reuters Health) - Very light-skinned children who tan in the sun develop significantly more moles than their peers who stay pale in the sun, new research shows.
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September 21, 2009
Teen tanning salon laws limit access, not exposure
NEW YORK (Reuters Health) - The good news on teens and indoor tanning: Most U.S. salons seem to be obeying state laws that require parents to consent to their teens' bronzing under the lights, according to a new study.
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September 15, 2009
Is there really a skin cancer epidemic?
NEW YORK (Reuters Health) - Is melanoma, a potentially deadly form of skin cancer, on the rise, as is often reported? Maybe not, says a new study: The "melanoma epidemic" may simply represent a change in how doctors are diagnosing the disease.
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September 3, 2009
New pill shows promise in hard-to-treat cancers
CHICAGO (Reuters) - An experimental cancer pill shrank tumors in patients whose skin cancer had spread, raising hope for a new class of drugs that may have an affect on many other cancers as well, U.S. researchers said on Wednesday.
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August 24, 2009
Developing world gets tiny share of cancer spend
DUBLIN (Reuters) - The developing world sees only 5 percent of the world's spending on cancer treatment, despite accounting for around half of new cases and nearly two-thirds of cancer deaths, a report published on Monday said.
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August 17, 2009
Dermatologists detect most skin cancers: study
NEW YORK (Reuters Health) - Roughly 56 percent of potentially deadly melanoma skin cancers are found not by patients but through full-body skin examinations conducted by a dermatologist, new research shows.
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August 4, 2009
Inadequate vitamin D levels common in US children
NEW YORK (Reuters Health) - Most US kids aren't getting enough vitamin D, a report in Pediatrics shows, raising their risk of weak bones and, possibly, heart disease.
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July 29, 2009
Sunbeds join cigarettes as top cancer threat
SYDNEY (Reuters Life!) - Tanning beds have been ranked alongside cigarettes, arsenic and asbestos as posing the greatest threat of cancer to humans by an international cancer research group.
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July 16, 2009
Psoriasis treatment may up cancer risk
NEW YORK (Reuters Health) - Patients with moderate to severe psoriasis may need life-long treatment with a variety of therapies to relieve symptoms of the scaly skin condition and research has shown that both traditional and newer therapies for psoriasis can increase patients' risk of certain cancers.
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July 2, 2009
Outdoor athletes have heightened skin cancer risk
NEW YORK (Reuters Health) - Athletes involved in outdoor sports, even winter ones, may be at higher-than-average risk of skin cancer, according to a research review.
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June 16, 2009
Skin Cancer Foundation updates vitamin D guidance
NEW YORK (Reuters Health) - The Skin Cancer Foundation has revised its vitamin D recommendations for adults who have limited sun exposure to increase their amount of daily vitamin D from 400 to 1000 international units (IUs).
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April 20, 2009
Physicians key in detecting melanomas early
NEW YORK (Reuters Health) - Among middle-age and older men, physician-detected invasive melanomas tend to be thinner than those discovered by patients or their domestic partners.
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April 17, 2009
Mother's sun exposure may affect kids' bone growth
NEW YORK (Reuters Health) - Women who get some sun during the last trimester of pregnancy may have children with stronger bones, a new study suggests.
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April 14, 2009
Prostate cancer vaccine improves survival
NEW YORK (Reuters) - The experimental prostate cancer treatment Provenge improved overall survival in men with advanced stages of the disease, bolstering the chances of it becoming the first approved therapeutic vaccine for cancer, the drug-maker Dendreon Corp said on Tuesday.
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April 6, 2009
Experts find gene trigger for deadly skin cancer
LONDON (Reuters) - Up to 70 percent of melanoma skin cancers may be triggered by a gene mutation that causes cells to become cancerous after excessive exposure to the sun, researchers said on Monday.
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April 1, 2009
Crop herbicide may cause cancer
NEW YORK (Reuters Health) - Exposure to the crop herbicide imazethapyr might promote the development of some cancers, researchers report in the International Journal of Cancer.
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March 25, 2009
Special nanoparticles "cook" cancer cells to death
NEW YORK (Reuters Health) - Researchers have developed special hollow gold nanospheres -- particles smaller than the finest flecks of dust -- that seek out and destroy cancer cells.
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March 23, 2009
Vitamin D insufficiency on the rise in US
NEW YORK (Reuters Health) - More than three out of four Americans aren't getting enough vitamin D, a new study in the Archives of Internal Medicine shows, which could be boosting their risk of cancer, cardiovascular disease, and early death.
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March 10, 2009
Text messages up sunscreen usage
SAN FRANCISCO (Reuters Health) - People who receive daily text message reminders are more likely to adhere to sunscreen recommendations than those not receiving reminders, researchers reported here at the annual meeting of the American Academy of Dermatology (AAD).
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January 6, 2009
More than half of U.S. cyclists forgo helmets: report
WASHINGTON (Reuters) - More than half of Americans admit they never use a helmet while bicycling and more than a quarter skip the sunscreen, even when they are in the sun all day, according to Consumer Reports National Research Center.
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November 24, 2008
Antigenics vaccine promising in small cancer study
BOSTON (Reuters) - Biotechnology company Antigenics Inc said on Monday that its Oncophage vaccine extended survival in a small study of patients with brain cancer.
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October 21, 2008
Focus on appearance helps indoor tanners cut down
NEW YORK (Reuters Health) - Giving young indoor tanning enthusiasts the ugly truth about how ultraviolet light can affect their skin's appearance, as well as offering alternatives to the bronzed look, can help them to reduce their tanning bed use, new research published in the journal Cancer shows.
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October 13, 2008
Two more genes linked to common skin cancer
LONDON (Reuters) - Scientists have found two new genetic variations that appear to increase the risk of the most common skin cancer among people of European descent.
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October 10, 2008
Cancer common after liver transplantation
NEW YORK (Reuters Health) - People who undergo liver transplantation, particularly children, are at increased risk for developing cancer, Finnish researchers report in the journal Liver Transplantation.
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September 22, 2008
Gene linked to melanoma
NEW YORK (Reuters Health) - A variation of the gene for the vitamin D receptor appears to increase the risk of melanoma, a serious and sometimes fatal skin cancer, Italian researchers report.
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September 18, 2008
No such thing as a safe tan: scientists
LONDON (Reuters) - There is no such thing as a safe tan, U.S. and British researchers said on Thursday.
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September 15, 2008
Gene variant raises skin cancer risk-study
LONDON (Reuters Life!) - People who carry a certain genetic variation are much more likely to develop the most dangerous form of skin cancer, Portuguese researchers said on Monday.
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September 10, 2008
McCain and Obama on same side in US war on cancer
NORFOLK, Virginia (Reuters Life!) - If there is one war John McCain and Barack Obama agree on, it's the one against cancer.
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August 26, 2008
Benign skin cancers may be "warning sign": study
CHICAGO (Reuters) - People who have had a normally non-fatal form of skin cancer have double the risk of developing other types of cancers, U.S. researchers said on Tuesday.
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August 14, 2008
Skin creams cause tumors on mice, study shows
WASHINGTON (Reuters) - Certain commonly available skin creams may cause skin tumors, at least in mice, and experts should be checking to see if they might cause growths in people as well, researchers reported on Thursday.
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July 28, 2008
McCain has spot removed from his face: aide
BAKERSFIELD, California (Reuters) - Republican presidential candidate John McCain, who has suffered from skin cancer in the past, had a spot removed from his face on Monday during a routine checkup by a doctor in Phoenix, an aide said.
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July 25, 2008
Few U.S. adults get skin cancer screening
NEW YORK (Reuters Health) - The percentage of adults who have ever had a thorough skin exam to look for signs of skin cancer is low -- with some of the lowest rates seen among those whose jobs keep them in the sun all day, a U.S. study shows.
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July 14, 2008
Holiday-makers urged to be safe in the sun
BRUSSELS (Reuters) - The European Union's health and consumer chiefs urged holiday-makers on Monday to take extra measures to protect themselves from the sun this summer in a bid to curb rising levels of skin cancer, notably among children.
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July 11, 2008
Hep C drug cuts melanoma return risk: study
LONDON (Reuters) - Schering-Plough Corp's hepatitis C drug Pegintron helps stop the return of melanoma, the deadliest form of skin cancer, after surgery, Dutch researchers reported on Friday.
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July 1, 2008
Cells in blood may help cancers spread: US study
CHICAGO (Reuters) - Normal cells in the blood that play a role in healing wounds may also be creating the right conditions for cancer cells to spread, U.S. researchers said on Tuesday.
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June 25, 2008
Study suggests colon cancer vaccine possible
WASHINGTON (Reuters) - A protein found only in the intestines may help lead the way to a vaccine that can treat colon cancers and perhaps other tumors too, U.S. researchers reported on Tuesday.
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June 24, 2008
Painkillers don't protect against melanoma
NEW YORK (Reuters Health) - Lab evidence suggests that the class of painkillers known as nonsteroidal anti-inflammatory drugs (NSAIDs) could play a role in preventing melanoma, but a large study has failed to find any evidence to support this possibility.
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June 24, 2008
Cuba approves, makes available lung cancer vaccine
HAVANA (Reuters) - Cuban scientists said on Tuesday the first vaccine to extend lives of lung cancer patients has been approved by Cuban authorities for use and is available in the island's hospitals.
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June 19, 2008
Study finds weight-loss surgery cuts cancer risk
WASHINGTON (Reuters) - Morbidly obese patients who undergo weight-loss surgery greatly reduce their risk of cancer, according to a study providing fresh evidence of health benefits from these increasingly common operations.
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June 4, 2008
New melanoma drugs - why do so few benefit?
CHICAGO (Reuters) - When they work, new melanoma treatments that enlist the help of the immune system to attack tumors can have a stunning effect, in some cases arresting the deadly skin cancer for four years.
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May 29, 2008
Doctors say Obama in excellent health
CHICAGO (Reuters) - Democratic presidential candidate Barack Obama is in excellent health and fit to serve as U.S. president, his doctors said on Thursday