July 8, 2008 – 4:24 pm | One Comment

In a move sure to stir controversy, the American Academy of Pediatrics (AAP) recommended on Monday that a more aggressive approach to treating high cholesterol in children should be implemented, even if it means prescribing …

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Older Men Least Aware of Melanoma Risk
May 12, 2009 – 7:04 pm | One Comment

Although rare, melanoma is one of the easiest forms of cancer for an individual to detect on his or her own.  After all, it’s a form of skin cancer and can be easily seen by …

Young American Women Getting Tanned to Death
July 12, 2008 – 4:42 pm | 13 Comments

The most lethal form of skin cancer is on the rise in American women aged 15 to 39, according to data provided by the Surveillance, Epidemiology and End Results (SEER) program, operated by the National …

Head, Neck Melanomas Most Deadly
April 23, 2008 – 5:03 am | 5 Comments

Researchers at the University of North Carolina (UNC), Chapel Hill, have recently published the result of a study conducted there that reveals a death rate in cancer patients with melanomas of the head and neck …

Vaccine Antibody Shows Promise for Ovarian Cancer and Melanoma
February 19, 2008 – 6:00 pm | No Comment

In a recent study, researchers at the Dana-Farber Cancer Institute found that giving patients with advanced melanoma or ovarian cancer that have been immunized with a GVAX vaccine, periodic infusions of anti-CTLA-4 antibodies provides a …