Certain Melanoma Patients May Have Better Outcomes
MONDAY, Nov. 7, 2022 (HealthDay News) — While melanoma remains the most deadly type of skin cancer, new research has found that a subset of patients with early disease are at very low risk of dying. These particular patients may not face the same pro…
Learn MoreNeoadjuvant Combo Immunotherapy Studied in Resectable Melanoma
FRIDAY, Oct. 28, 2022 (HealthDay News) — For patients with resectable clinical stage III or oligometastatic stage IV melanoma, neoadjuvant relatlimab and nivolumab combination immunotherapy results in a 57 percent pathologic complete response rate, a…
Learn MoreUSPSTF: Evidence Still Lacking for Routine Skin Cancer Screening
TUESDAY, Oct. 25, 2022 (HealthDay News) — The U.S. Preventive Services Task Force (USPSTF) concludes that the evidence is currently insufficient for assessing the balance of benefits and harms of screening asymptomatic adolescents and adults for skin…
Learn MoreNivolumab Promising for Treatment of Advanced Cutaneous SCC
MONDAY, Oct. 24, 2022 (HealthDay News) — For advanced cutaneous squamous cell carcinoma (aCSCC), first-line treatment with nivolumab shows robust antitumor activity and good tolerability, according to a study published online Oct. 24 in Cancer.Rodrig…
Learn MoreTeddi Mellencamp, exparticipante de ‘Real Housewives’, tiene un melanoma en etapa 2
MIÉRCOLES, 12 de octubre de 2022 (HealthDay News) — Teddi Mellencamp, exprotagonista de “The Real Housewives of Beverly Hills”, anunció el martes que tiene una recurrencia de un melanoma en una parte de la espalda donde ya había tenido el cáncer de l…
Learn MoreFormer ‘Real Housewife’ Teddi Mellencamp Has Stage 2 Melanoma
WEDNESDAY, Oct. 12, 2022 (HealthDay News) — Teddi Mellencamp, a former star of TV’s “The Real Housewives of Beverly Hills,” announced Tuesday that she has a repeat case of melanoma on part of her back where she previously had the skin cancer.Mellenca…
Learn MoreKhloe Kardashian Has ‘Incredibly Rare’ Tumor Removed From Her Face
WEDNESDAY, Oct. 12, 2022 (HealthDay News) — Celebrity Khloe Kardashian announced Tuesday that she had survived a second bout of skin cancer, this time on her face. Kardashian said her “incredibly rare” tumor was removed by Beverly Hills surgeon Dr. G…
Learn MoreTreatment Sequence Studied for Advanced BRAF-Mutant Melanoma
THURSDAY, Oct. 6, 2022 (HealthDay News) — For patients with treatment-naive BRAFv600 mutant metastatic melanoma, treatment first with combination nivolumab/ipilimumab yields better overall survival than dual BRAF/MEK inhibition with dabrafenib/tramet…
Learn MoreTerry Bradshow, el famoso futbolista, describe su batalla contra dos tipos de cáncer
MARTES, 4 de octubre de 2022 (HealthDay News) — El miembro del Salón de la Fama del Fútbol Americano, Terry Bradshaw reveló el domingo que ha estado recibiendo tratamiento para dos tipos de cáncer en el último año.Bradshaw hizo sus declaraciones sobr…
Learn MoreFootball Great Terry Bradshaw Describes Battle Against Two Kinds of Cancer
TUESDAY, Oct. 4, 2022 (HealthDay News) — Football Hall of Famer Terry Bradshaw revealed Sunday that he has been treated for two different types of cancer in the past year. Bradshaw talked about his health while co-hosting Fox NFL Sunday.“Last week on…
Learn More