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Melanoma - general information

Melanoma generally: comprehensive study report on new developments in how to treat melanoma include nanotechnology, liposomes, vaccines and immunotherapy with dendritic cell therapy. Article posted February 16, 2011

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Chemo for melanoma: Improved form of thalidomide called Revlimid is touted as an effective cure for metastatic melanoma

Diagnose melanoma: early detection increases survival sentinel nodes in patients with skin cancer in 35% press release from VUMC Amsterdam. Article posted December 2004

Melanoma Diagnosis: Risk for melanoma metastases appear difficult to find early research by Article posted May 2004

Melanoma diagnosis: Dutch researchers find link between biochemical abnormalities in development of dysplastic moles and melanoma cells. Article posted February 2005

Dendritic cell therapy in melanoma and effect: Dendritic cell therapy combined with hyperthermia in animal studies in mice with melanoma cells, 60% result - complete regression of tumors - compared to 0% in three different control groups, respectively. group with no treatment, hyperthermia only group, only group dendritic cells. Although this is an animal study but also seems like the researchers write very important to note that treatment of melanoma with dendritic cell therapy and hyperthermia as well as additional catalyst can work

Dendritic cell and melanoma: Dendritic cell therapy combined with hyperthermia doubles survival (from 6 to 13 months) for patients with advanced melanoma. Article posted October 2007

Gleevec - Imatinib does not give any positive effect in small group of melanoma patients (18) with metastases, shows small phase II trial in two German hospitals. Article posted April 2005

Hyperthermia and melanoma: Hyperthermia in addition to local radiotherapy provides significantly better results in survival and control disease in patients with recurrent and metastatic melanoma, in randomized, multi-hospital study, published in The Lancet. Article posted May 2005

Immunotherapy for melanoma: an overview of recent developments and important studies.

Surgery for melanoma: Mohs surgery - special surgical technique is sometimes also with melanoma in stages starting with success and seems to give better effect than other surgical techniques, both medically and in cosmetic terms.

Ozone Therapy extends life of advanced melanoma patients from 1.8 to 3.7 months without significant side effects thus randomized study in 81 patients. Article posted October 7, 2007.

Patient melanoma: Melanoma Foundation

Percutaneous infusion (chemo local washes) with indicates melphalan in melanoma patients with liver tumors significantly better results in survival time, said Phase III study. Article updated November 7, 2010

Risks of skin cancer and melanoma: Cyclosporin, drug for psoriasis indicates high risk of skin cancer. Article posted October 12, 2001

Viruses and melanoma: General cold virus - coxsackievirus - antidote against melanoma would be. Thus, researchers in Australia after exceptional academic performance.

Nutrition in melanoma: The Gerson Diet proves highly significantly more 5-year survival in melanoma patients to ensure at all stages compared to historical statistics from the medical literature for similar patients. Article posted September 2005

Food and nutrients and melanoma: The natural level of Q-10 in the blood of melanoma patients seems an independent and reliable predictor for the risk of getting or not relapse according to a randomized study with a total of 220 participants. Article posted May 9, 2006.

Nutrition in melanoma: Avemar, a fermented wheat germ extract data in addition to chemotherapy (dacarbazine) prolongs survival time by about 40% in melanoma patients with additional high risk. Article posted January 27, 2009

Ointments for skin cancer: Cansema and other ointments for skin cancer is often very effective

Ointments for skin cancer: Aldara - Iquimod is authorized as a drug against non-melanoma skin cancers to be used after very positive results from two randomized double-blind trials.

Ointments for skin cancer: Imiquimod cream provides disappearance of skin cancer tumors, according to randomized double-blind phase II study.

Sun and impact on skin cancer, melanoma: Increased risk of skin cancer from sun cream?

Sun and impact on skin cancer, melanoma: Melanoma caused by too much sun is less aggressive than melanomas caused by other factors. Plus exposure to sunlight reduces risk of Hodgkin's disease.

Immunotherapy for melanoma: Ipilimumab, an immune therapy drug shows promising results in longer survival among patients with grade III and IV melanoma who had previously been treated extensively. Known oncologist calls for changes to clinical practice standards Ipilimubab add to treatment of recurrent metastatic melanoma stage III / IV. Ipilimumab FDA approves drug for advanced melanoma as well Article updated March 28, 2011

Experience Stories of melanoma patients

PLX4032 - Vemurafenib is a highly targeted drug molecules by focusing on tumors with BRAF mutation and appears to provide good results in melanoma patients in stage IIIc and IV. FDA immediately vemurafenib - zelboraf approval as an official medicine for melanoma patients with BRAF expression right. Article updated August 19, 2011

Local chemotherapeutic rinses, (TACE) with melphalan in liver tumors from melanoma provides significantly better quality of life and better 1-year survival. By scross-over study, while median overall survival was only slightly better but not significantly. Article posted September 26, 2011

Diagnosis: FDA approval to a device that gives a diagnosis melafind via infrared light and not burdensome for patient.

MELANOMA - Skin cancer

Information on current developments in both regular and alternative or complementary treatments for melanoma and resources at all stages. A melanoma is a malignant form of subcutaneous skin cancer.

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Among both regular and among complementary also provides much information about recent developments in melanoma. There in alphabetical scrolling list to melanoma.

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Immunotherapy for melanoma: Ipilimumab, an immune therapy drug shows promising results in longer survival among patients with grade III and IV melanoma who had previously been treated extensively. Known oncologist calls for changes to clinical practice standards Ipilimubab add to treatment of recurrent metastatic melanoma stage III / IV. Ipilimumab FDA approves drug for advanced melanoma as well Article updated March 28, 2011

Ipilimumab, an immune therapy drug shows promising results in longer survival among patients with grade III and IV melanoma who had previously been treated extensively. Ipilimubab FDA official status as a treatment of recurrent metastatic melanoma stage III / IV. Article updated March 28, 2011