Monday, April 14, 2003

Sunbed dangers: "Learn more about skin cancer and the effects of UV light on the skin as the British Medical Association advises people not use sunbeds due to the potential dangers. [2003-04-11] [Full news story: http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/health/2935875.stm]" In RDN Behind the Headlines Kaiser Permanente of Georgia to Provide Free Skin Cancer Screenings in PR Newswire: Biotech/Healthcare Skin Cancer Phase II Trial Approved for Oral Phenoxodiol at Royal North Shore Hospital in PR Newswire: Biotech/Healthcare Can transplants plant cancer?: "(AP) -- Five patients who developed skin cancer after an organ transplant may have received cancer seed cells from the donor, researchers report." In Miami Herald: Nation 5:01:26 PM

DNA-based vaccine triples survival for dogs with melanoma: "Science Blog" In Science Immune therapy shows promise against melanoma, ovarian cancer: "UC Berkeley" In Afghanistan news BioVex to Present Preliminary Phase I Data on Oncovex (GM-CSF) in Patients With Breast Cancer and Melanoma at the AACR in PR Newswire Sun risks exposed in cancer campaign: "THOUSANDS more Britons than Australians die from malignant melanoma, even though more cases of this type of skin cancer are diagnosed in the southern hemisphere country." In Scotsman.com: Health 4:59:01 PM