Melanoma showing up in More Kids
In what may very well be an alarming revelation, Melanoma, or skin cancer, has been showing up much more frequently in very young people. The disease is one of the most common forms of cancer in the ...
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Drug Helps Stop Alzheimer’s In Recent Study
February 10, 2012- Scientists discovered that a skin cancer drug reversed Alzheimer’s disease in mice. In a recent study, Case Western Reserve researchers injected mice with large doses of the drug b...
No More Tanning For Minors
October 10, 2011- The state of California has banned minors from using tanning beds. California Governor Jerry Brown on Sunday signed a new bill that prohibits those less than 18 years old to use tan...
Food And Drug Administration Approves New Drug For Advanced Melanoma
August 18, 2011- On Wednesday the FDA announced they approved a new drug for the treatment of advanced melanoma, the deadly form of cancer. Zelboraf is the drug approved for those patients suffering ...
Experimental Pill Lowers Death Rate In Advanced Melanoma Patients
June 5, 2011- An experimental pill that has been developed by Roche and Daiichi Sankyo lowers the death rate in advanced melanoma patients by up to 63% from those that have chemotherapy says a new t...
