Tag: Melanoma

Lenalidomide is an immunomodulatory drug and a structural analogue of thalidomide which has been developed by Celgene. Potential clinical applications investigated for lenalidomide include CNS cancer, inflammation, malignant melanoma, chronic lymphocytic leukaemia, myelodysplastic syndromes, and multiple myeloma (MM). REVLIMID® (lenalidomide) in combination with dexamethasone is indicated for the treatment of multiple myeloma patients who have [...]

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In this interview with Ellen Beth Levitt, melanoma expert Dr. Susan Kesmodel discusses the latest surgical approaches for treating melanoma. Topics covered include: What is melanoma? Melanoma risk factors What melanoma looks like Diagnosing/staging Sentinel node biopsy Surgery to remove melanoma Treatments for melanoma that has spread Recurrent melanoma Melanoma prevention About the Expert: Dr. [...]

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A new outpatient treatment for mesothelioma vicitims showed signs of success in a woman who was exposed to asbestos in her childhood. She was diagnosed with mesothelioma in 2008 and did not respond to the conventional chemotherapy treatment. This prompted her to visit NeoPlas Innovation in Nashville, Tennessee.
After two months of treatment under [...]

In This Issue:
Vitamin D Deficiency — The Invisible Epidemic
By Dr. Bill Stillwell
The brilliant sunshine streaming through my window reminds me that we can now spend moretime outdoors. Just in time, too. After the gray winter doldrums, especially in northern latitudes, say above the axis between Boston and northern California, there is [...]

Sara spends much of her summer near the beach. She lives in a mild climate and is very athletic. She loves to swim, bike, and play games outdoors. Sara knows the dangers of the sun and so she opts for tanning salons to get her ‘golden glow’ while being sure to apply sunscreen every day [...]

After successful treatment, your doctor will continue to schedule regular follow-up appointments to ensure that you remain skin cancer-free. Even regular medical attention is no substitute for exercising good skin care habits.
First, make sure to avoid any kind of prolonged exposure to the sun. This means that you should avoid the prime daylight hours [...]

The proposed treatment is Abraxane and Avastin. This combination is under study in a phase II trial at Northern California Melanoma Center. an open-label, single arm multicenter Phase II study to evaluate the safety and efficacy of the combination of Abraxane and Avastin as first-line therapy for patients with unresectable metastatic malignant melanoma. The patient [...]