Skin Cancer News

Targretin capsules are used to treat the skin problems arising from a disease called cutaneous T-cell lymphoma, or CTCL when at least one systemic therapy has not worked just may hold promise for those with Alzheimer's disease.

Over the past few years, Michelle Kilbourne said it seems like the industry's attacked from every angle.

In the wake of research suggesting a skin cancer drug may have benefits in treating Alzheimer's disease, physicians and advocacy groups are getting a flurry of calls from patients seeking to use the drug off-label. The clamor underscores how urgently patients want solutions to the rising tide of Alzheimer's. But experts caution that more research ... (more)

A PLYMSTOCK mum who was at the centre of a court case over two fast-growing trees has spoken of how she has beaten cancer for the third time.

Super continents come and go. And when they come, geologists reason the individual pieces either keep flying apart until they collide and form a new super continent on the other side of the world, or they fall back together and form near the same spot the old one started out at.

Basal cell carcinoma is the most common type of skin cancer and treatment consists of surgery to remove the tumor, radiation, cryosurgery , photodynamic therapy and topical medications Recently, however, the FDA approved the first medication to treat advanced basal cell carcinomas - those that have spread or come back after surgery and those which ... (more)

New Haven, Conn. - Lauren Hurd no longer longs for that healthy glow achieved through frequent visits to indoor tanning salons.

When I was born, I was lucky enough to have not only four living grandparents, but two great-grandmothers. They all lived within 30 miles of us in New Jersey, so I got to see them every few months.

Aside from non-melanoma skin cancer, prostate cancer is the most common form of cancer among men in the United States.

As a recent Health Science graduate from Simon Fraser University and a volunteer with the Canadian Cancer Society, I am concerned about the risk of indoor tanning.

Many consumers consider tanned skin worth the dangers of soaking up the sun's UV rays, but now women don't have to with the Skin Kiss fake tan tights.

While it may seem logical to assume that makeup and skincare products worldwide should be the same, the reality is a lot different.A The main mission of personal care products companies is not to give you beautiful skin or make you look younger - despite what they may say in their commercials - but to make a ton of money.A In countries like the ... (more)

The Food and Drug Administration has approved a skin cancer drug that can give hope to skin cancer patients with an aggressive form of the disease.

In this Jan. 11, 2012 photo, Sen. James Mathias, D-Worcester, speaks to visitors during the opening day of the 2012 legislative session in Annapolis.

Scientists say they "serendipitously" discovered that a drug used to treat a type of cancer quickly reversed Alzheimer's disease in mice.

Scientists say they "serendipitously" discovered that a drug used to treat a type of cancer quickly reversed Alzheimer's disease in mice.

Gary Landreth, professor of neurosciences at Case, has been working on treatments for Alzheimer's for more than a decade, but was shocked by how quickly and efficiently an already approved cancer drug worked in his lab's mouse studies.

Laguna Niguel resident MarinaA Arnold likes the sun, but she's also cautious of it.

Just 4 per cent of primary schools meet all of the criteria set out in the SunSmart Schools Accreditation Programme.

On March 24, the Tampa Bay Rays and Moffitt Cancer Center are coming to Fort Myers at Hammond Stadium for the fifth annual Spring Swing-Moffitt's Sun Safety Tour.