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...Beatrice Secretan, one of the scientists involved in the new IARC classification. In an analysis of 20 such studies, the IARC found that people who begin using tanning beds before age 30 increase their risk of developing skin cancer 75%. Overall, use of the beds boosts the risk of melanoma, the deadliest form of skin cancer...
...other end of the attitude spectrum are women like Diane Mello, who was newly pregnant when she learned she had melanoma in 2004. The 21-year-old from New Jersey underwent surgery but took a pass on chemo. Spooked by the lack of data on pregnant women, she chose her baby's health over her own and died when her daughter was 9 months...
...topical application of caffeine may prevent the some types of skin cancer. The research—published in the Journal for Investigative Dermatology— provides a biological explanation for recent clinical studies that have shown a negative correlation between caffeine intake and the risk of developing non-melanoma skin cancer. According to the study, caffeine appears to reduce the risk of some skin cancers by interrupting the ATR pathway, causing apoptosis or cell suicide of these damaged and potentially cancerous cells. ATR is a protein kinase that is responsible for facilitating the replication of DNA, especially in damaged...
Harvard Medical School Professor Edward E. Harlow was awarded $100,000 last Wednesday by the Melanoma Research Foundation to fund his work developing therapeutic approaches to treat melanoma, a skin cancer that kills thousands of Americans each year. The award—the Established Investigator Grant—will support Harlow’s research for two years. Harlow was one of five to be selected from an applicant pool of 60 for this award after a scientific advisory committee looked over all the proposals and chose the most promising ones, according to the Tim Turnham, the foundation?...
...Campaign At last, someone is smart enough to address publicly the nastiness of the McCain campaign. Joe Klein has spelled it out exactly as it is [Sept. 29]. I cannot help wondering if his age and melanoma history have caught up with this man, resulting in a certain volatility in his behavior - on top of the craven politics of his party and the current Administration. If he is elected, we will not have four more years of the Bush Doctrine, but four more years of Dick Cheney, Karl Rove and Donald Rumsfeld rolled into one. Mary Helen Haskell, Bloomington...