The medication sunitinib, which is approved for the treatment of kidney cancer and gastrointestinal stromal cancer, may also help patients with metastatic melanoma according to an article in the March, 2012 issue of Clinical Cancer Research. This new medication uses a patient's own tumor cells to create a customized treatment plan.
The drug recently completed Phase II clinical trials. During the testing is was shown to be effective in treating skin cancer which occurs on parts of the body...
Hi everyone. Today I want to talk about ocular melanoma, a type of melanoma that develops in the eye. While melanoma is usually associated... Read more »
If you are a patient who has been diagnosed with melanoma the shock and fright of hearing that word can cause you to block everything... Read more »
Last summer we reported that an experimental drug called Yervoy or ipilimumab showed promise in extending the survival rates for patients... Read more »
When you or your loved one gets a diagnosis of skin cancer you may hear terminology which is new to you. The best person to ask about the... Read more »
Many of the questions we receive here on SkinCancerConnection are about melanoma skin cancer. This is no surprise as melanoma is the... Read more »
A new treatment for advanced melanoma may help shrink tumors for many patients. According to a study published in the New England Journal of... Read more »
A small study suggests that a new drug for melanoma may also shrink brain tumors. The study of 10 patients who had brain metastasis of their melanoma... Read more »
Source: ADAM Encyclopedia
ScreeningEducation and prevention programs have led to improved screening for skin cancer, which in turn has improved diagnosis and survival rates... Read more »
A type of skin cancer called nodular melanoma accounts for 14 percent of diagnosed skin cancers, but 37 percent of fatal cases, a new study has... Read more »
Source: HealthCentral Encyclopedia
Melanoma is a type of cancer originating from the cells that give color to the skin. These cells are called melanocytes. Some melanomas arise in... Read more »
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