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Pinworm medication may treat aggressive skin cancer: Researchers
The research led by University of Arizona Cancer Center and published in the Journal of Clinical Investigation, found that in laboratory models of...
AI software shows significant improvement in skin cancer detection:...
12 Oct 2023 3:14 PM ISTThe new software showed a 100 per cent (59/59 cases identified) sensitivity for detecting melanoma, the most serious form of skin cancer.
Study: Men, wealthy people are more likely to develop melanoma
5 Sept 2023 1:00 PM ISTRates of melanoma, a deadly form of skin cancer, have been rising globally, including in Canada.
Bariatric surgery may reduce skin-cancer risk: Study
3 Jan 2020 2:11 PM ISTThat obesity is a risk factor for several types of cancer is well known. The same applies to the fact that people's risk level can be lowered by means...
Smartphone apps not reliable to spot skin cancer
12 Feb 2020 11:13 AM ISTAccording to the World Health Organisation (WHO), 2-3 million non-melanoma and 132,000 melanoma skin cancer cases occur globally each year.
Gay, bisexual men more likely to suffer skin cancer
14 Feb 2020 1:29 PM ISTRates of skin cancer were 8.1 per cent among gay men and 8.4 per cent among bisexual men, statistically higher than the rate of 6.7 percent among...
Vitamin B3 can protect skin cells from UV-induced skin cancer
1 Nov 2020 12:16 PM ISTA form of vitamin B3 can protect skin cells from the effects of ultraviolet (UV) exposure which is the main risk factor for non-melanoma skin cancers,...
Novel injection to treat skin cancer
4 Feb 2021 9:51 AM ISTResearchers are developing a skin cancer treatment that involves injecting nanoparticles into the tumour, killing cancer cells with a two-pronged...