Posts by: Isaura Santos

Isaura Santos

Isaura Santos graduated with a BS in Cell and Molecular Biology from Universidade Nova de Lisboa and a MA in Communication, Culture and Information Technologies from University Institute of Lisbon (ISCTE-IUL). Her professional interests include science communication, public awareness of science and communication of science through entertainment.

August 14, 2015August 14, 2015

Pan Am Cancer Treatment Center Announces Availability Of ImmunoMax For Advanced Cancer Patients

News

The Pan Am Cancer Treatment Center, an institution committed to provide top immunotherapies to cancer patients, has recently announced ImmunoMax is available to patients with advanced cancer, including melanoma, that meet all the necesary ... Read more

July 17, 2015July 17, 2015

Viagra Does Not Cause Melanoma, According to Study

News

A thorough assessment of over 20,000 medical records revealed that erectile dysfunction drugs like Viagra do not cause melanoma despite the elevated risk for the disease among those who use such drugs. The report was published in the Journal of ... Read more

July 1, 2015July 1, 2015

New Test For Melanoma Monitoring

News

Researchers from the QIMR Berghofer Medical Research Institute have found new markers for melanoma that have the potential to accurately monitor the disease through a routine blood test. Mitchell Stark, who integrates QIMR Berghofer’s Oncogenomics ... Read more

June 29, 2015July 1, 2015

Recent Discovery Might Lead To Targeted Melanoma Therapies

News

A recent study published in the Molecular Cell journal explains how melanoma patients with higher levels of a specific protein have poorer survival outcomes. The researchers found this particular protein, called H2A.Z.2, ... Read more

May 1, 2015May 1, 2015

Indoor Tanning: More Than A Third Of New Jersey Teens Who Engage In Behavior Do So Frequently

News, Skin Cancer

Over a third of New Jersey teenagers practice indoor tanning and, according to a recent study, they do it frequently. Furthermore, those who tan are more likely to be smokers and ... Read more

April 27, 2015April 27, 2015

Common Skin Mole Mutations Related To Hundreds Of Cancer Possibilities

Melanoma, News

An international team of scientists led by Houston Methodist researchers managed to identify in mice models hundreds of possible new genes that might transform benign skin growths into deadly melanomas. These results have been ... Read more

March 31, 2015March 31, 2015

Melanoma Advocates And Movie Stars Together Against Melanoma

Melanoma, News

The Melanoma Research Foundation (MRF) recently announced the 4th annual Miles for Melanoma 5k Run/Walk on the Universal Studios Backlot, which will take place on May 3rd, 2015. All proceeds from the event will serve to ... Read more

March 20, 2015March 20, 2015

Research Shows Standard Treatments Not Effective Against Nodal in Metastatic Melanoma

Melanoma, News

A recent study published in Molecular Cancer Research, led by researchers from the laboratory of Mary J.C. Hendrix, found that standard treatments to address metastatic melanoma are ineffective against Nodal, a growth factor protein. ... Read more

March 11, 2015March 12, 2015

TGF-β Signals Can Influence Melanoma Cells’ Vulnerability To Drugs

News

A recent study published in Cell and titled “The Harmonies Played By TGF-β in Stem Cell Biology,” assessed how cancer cells respond to transforming growth factor beta (TGF-β) signals. These discoveries can lead to new approaches ... Read more

March 2, 2015March 2, 2015

MD Anderson Studies Melanoma Patients Resistant To Therapy

Melanoma, News

Researchers from The University of Texas MD Anderson Cancer Center may have found a way to accurately predict which patients will be more likely to respond to genomic-based follow-up therapies by interpreting unique ... Read more

February 26, 2015February 26, 2015

Melanoma’s Addiction To Glutamine Explains Cancer Growth

News

Researchers from the Sanford-Burnham Medical Research Institute discovered that without a source of glutamine (one of the amino acids forming proteins) melanoma cells stop proliferating and die. Melanoma cells crave glutamine since they can overuse this essential nutrient as an ... Read more

October 10, 2014October 10, 2014

Intense Focus on Melanoma At The ESMO 2014

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The Presidential Symposium and the poster sessions at the European Society for Medical Oncology (ESMO) 2014 were mostly focused on melanoma studies. The meeting was held in Madrid, Spain, where ... Read more