Tagged: melanoma

Good News from Cancer’s Frontlines

Good News from Cancer’s Frontlines

2011 was a year of major advances in cancer research and treatment –and more progress is coming. Cancer is beyond dreadful- it’s ghoulish. You can kill it, but it can come roaring back to...

Vitamins may lower risk of melanoma

US researchers found a high dose of retinol supplements, a form of vitamin A, could hold promise as a chemoprotective agent against melanoma. Experts say more research is needed and that comprehensive sun protection...

Gerson Diet

Gerson Diet

Melanoma is the deadliest form of skin cancer. More than 7,000 people in the U.S. will die from it this year. Some believe skin cancer patients can survive the disease using a little-known treatment...

Research on Skin Caner

Research on Skin Caner

M.D. Anderson Cancer Center, Houston, Texas – A 1994 study using mice raised questions about whether sunscreens can protect against melanoma. At the same time, researchers asked what it is about sun exposure that...