Author: Cheryl Stratos
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Hospitals To Consider
MD Anderson Melanoma – The Ben Love/El Paso Corporation Melanoma and Skin Center is committed to fighting every type and stage of skin cancer. MD Anderson’s goal is to give each patient personalized care that provides the most advanced treatment with the least impact on the body for: Melanoma of the skin (ie, cutaneous melanoma)…
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Associations and Foundations
Melanoma Research Alliance (MRA) MRA is the largest private funder of melanoma research. To date, MRA has awarded more than $38 million to 96 research programs to make transforming advances in the prevention, diagnosis and staging, and treatment of melanoma, including research in biological causes of carcinogenesis, skin screening, biomarkers, imaging, immunotherapy, molecularly targeted therapy,…
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Melanoma Vs Vitamin D
Vitamin D helps the body absorb calcium, helps keep bones strong, it improves immunity but there are other potential benefits of Vitamin D that are being studied. Here’s the lowdown on Vitamin D from a guy whose been studying it for 16 years. And a chance to listen to the Australian accent….. http://blogs.abc.net.au/queensland/2012/10/melanoma-vs-vitamin-d.html
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Melanomas Resist T-cell Therapy Through Inflammation-induced Reversible Dedifferentiation
Melanomas resist T-cell therapy through inflammation-induced reversible dedifferentiation. Adoptive cell transfer therapies (ACTs) with cytotoxic T cells that target melanocytic antigens can achieve remissions in patients with metastatic melanomas, but tumours frequently relapse.
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Rules of Engagement
I am a melanoma thriver who was diagnosed with Stage IV Melanoma in November 2009 Learning how to advocate is key to survival. There is no “manual” available. Research, evaluate clinical trials, and determine the right path for you and your disease. The medical community is close to finding a solution to this disease. It’s just…
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The Big C
No matter what you’re fighting — Cancer is a game changer. You will never leave the same way you arrived. I’m building this Melanoma Survivor’s Manual from the perspective of a melanoma survivor. I hope you will join me to build a resource center for melanoma warriors and their caregivers to connect and stay at…
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New Combination Therapys
Combination therapy of Thymosin with dacarbazine and interferon alpha. Thymosin is a peptide released by the thymus gland. http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/23050811 Yervoy causes inflammation in Melanoma. Teaming Yervoy with a T-cell therapy makes a lot of sense… http://www.chemotherapyadvisor.com/inflammation-induces-melanomas-invisibility-to-t-cell-immunotherapy/article/263930/
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Stem Cell Hypothesis in Melanoma
Testing the cancer stem cell hypothesis in melanoma: the clinics will tell. Abstract: Whether tumorigenic cancer stem cells (CSCs) exist in melanoma has been the focus of much controversy in recent years. A number of studies have pointed to the existence of melanoma cell sub-populations that act as CSCs and can be distinguished from other…
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Yervoy, Zelboraf & anti-PD1.
New Metastatic Melanoma Therapies Create Hope for Patients, Key Role for Oncology Nurses Lauren M. Green Published Online: Monday, October 8, 2012 Not surprisingly, melanoma nurse practitioner Rajni Kannan is passionate about helping her patients at NYU’s Cancer Institute to fight this devastating disease. That’s why Kannan, BS, MS, RN, ANP-BC, is excited about…