by Physician’s Briefing Staff In a recent trial, a new melanoma vaccine, mRNA-4157 (V940), when taken in combination with Keytruda (pembrolizumab), was found to be effective in battling the deadly skin cancer. People with advanced melanomas who received the vaccine plus Merck’s cancer drug Keytruda were 49 percent less likely to die or have their...
by Lucie AUBOURG Stephane Bancel, CEO and director of Moderna. Moderna CEO Stephane Bancel told AFP his company’s experimental vaccine against melanoma could be available in as little as two years, in what would amount to a landmark step against the most serious form of skin cancer. Globally there were an estimated 325,000 new melanoma...
Experts say you should have a dermatologist check your skin on a regular basis. Lord Henri Voton/Getty ImagesNon-melanoma skin cancers accounted for more deaths worldwide than melanoma because they are much more common.The growing aging population could be one reason skin cancer rates are increasing.Non-melanoma skin cancer is treatable and, in most cases, preventable.A study...
Researchers used a genetically modified herpes virus to treat advanced melanoma in a recent phase 2 clinical trial. Design by MNT; Photography by Smith Collection/Gado/Getty Images Advanced melanoma patients often face a risk of recurrence postsurgery. New approaches, like immunotherapies before surgery, could potentially help improve the body’s ability to fight cancer and improve patient...
by Tel-Aviv University Credit: Pixabay/CC0 Public Domain A new study conducted at Tel Aviv University and the Sheba Medical Center reveals how melanoma cancer cells affect their close environment to support their needs—by forming new lymph vessels in the dermis in order to go deeper into the skin and spread through the body. The researchers believe...
by Sonya Goins Credit: Unsplash/CC0 Public Domain The myth that people with dark skin are immune to melanoma, a type of skin cancer, has persisted for many years. It’s a dangerous misconception that has caused some people not to be diligent about protecting themselves against dangerous UV rays. Dr. Dawn Davis , a Mayo Clinic...
by ByJason Howland, Mayo Clinic Credit: Mayo Clinic News Network It’s only April, but many people across the country and the globe are already enjoying summerlike temperatures. But getting out in the sun also increases your risk of getting skin cancer. Melanoma is the most serious type of skin cancer. It develops in the cells that produce...
by University of Pittsburgh Marlies Meisel, Ph.D., assistant professor in the Department of Immunology at the University of Pittsburgh School of Medicine and member of the Cancer Immunology and Immunotherapy Program at UPMC Hillman Cancer Center. Credit: Marlies Meisel In mice with melanoma, probiotic bacteria travel from the gut and establish in tumors, where they...
A recent study observed that people who regularly took vitamin D supplements were less likely to have melanoma. Marc Tran/Stocksy A new cross-sectional study observed that people who regularly took vitamin D supplements were less likely to have melanoma, a form of skin cancer, than those who did not take supplements. The researchers’ analysis also...
UNIVERSITY OF EASTERN FINLAND Fewer cases of melanoma were observed among regular users of vitamin D supplements than among non-users, a new study finds. People taking vitamin D supplements regularly also had a considerably lower risk of skin cancer, according to estimates by experienced dermatologists. The study, conducted in collaboration between the University of Eastern...
