A helping hand for cancer immunotherapy
Scientists at Sanford Burnham Prebys Medical Discovery Institute, USA, have demonstrated the therapeutic potential of…
Browsing: melanoma
Scientists double understanding of genetic risk of melanoma
A global collaboration of scientists has more than doubled the known number of regions on…
Comprehensive tumour immunity map opens up immunotherapy to more patients
Scientists have developed a new way to map the molecules on tumour cells that flag…
Triggering melanoma cell death to fight cancer with its own ‘suicide switch’
Scientists at the Centenary Institute have reported a new strategy to battle melanoma, the most…
Burnt is out, ‘skinscreen’ is in. How sunscreen got a beauty makeover
Lauren Gurrieri, RMIT University Under Australia’s harsh sun, we’ve long slapped on sunscreen to protect…
Can the flu vaccine help stop cancer?
Changing the microenvironment of tumours to increase the immune system’s response to them has been…
Update on Genetic Testing in Cancer and Targeted Therapy
Cancer, a leading cause of mortality, is associated with aberrant genes. Many of the most…
Some skin cancers may start in hair follicles
Some of the most deadly skin cancers may start in stem cells that lend colour…
Bariatric surgery linked to reduced risk for skin cancer
For individuals with obesity, bariatric surgery is associated with a reduced risk for skin cancer,…
Enter the exosome: How cancer and immune cells communicate
Cells can’t text each other the way we can, but they can still communicate. One…