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Researchers find molecule that drives skin cancer growth

A key protein helps fuel melanoma tumors — the deadliest form of skin cancer

The Independent UK

Top preventable cancer causes in UK revealed – and how to cut your risk

Researchers estimate that 7.1 million of the 18.7 million cancer cases diagnosed globally in 2022 were preventable

The Independent UK

Child aged 10 among 200 cases of illegal sunbed use as watchdog cracks down

Around 100 melanoma deaths in the UK each year are linked to sunbed use, according to charity Melanoma Focus

The Independent UK

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Sunbed age crackdown to help protect teens from skin cancer danger

Mandatory ID checks could be introduced in sunbed shops across the UK

The Independent UK

‘A stranger told me to check a mole on my back for skin cancer - she saved my life’

A stranger’s warning on the street turned into a life-saving experience from skin cancer

The Independent UK

Promising vaccine for aggressive melanoma could unlock the body’s potential to fight cancer

A personalised mRNA vaccine developed by Moderna and Merck shows lasting benefits for patients with high-risk skin cancer.

Euronews

New personalized skin cancer treatment shows success in preventing return of high-risk melanoma

Patients with severe melanoma who received the treatment were 49% less likely to die or have their cancer return, pharmaceutical companies Moderna and Merck announced in five-year findings.

The Independent UK

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John Mellencamp urges daughter Teddi Mellencamp to 'move back to Indiana' amid her stage four cancer battle

John Mellencamp wants his daughter Teddi Mellencamp to return to Indiana so he can spend more time with her as she continues her battle with stage four melanoma.

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Life-saving therapies are being delayed as research funding dries up

Letter: Dr Carol S Leonard writes that mRNA vaccines are a way forward for those with melanoma, but hopes are dashed by financial cuts

The Guardian - UK

Getting an indoor tan? You’re making your skin much older, science confirms

You’re also putting yourself at risk for the deadliest form of skin cancer

The Independent UK

Tattoos may raise the risk of melanoma skin cancer – new research

Can tattoos protect your skin from the sun’s harmful rays, or do they make things worse? A new study I conducted with colleagues suggests there may be cause for concern. We found that people with tattoos had a 29% higher risk of developing melanoma, a serious form of skin cancer…

The Conversation

Cancer researcher honoured as pioneer for women in STEM

A lucrative new prize aimed at increasing women's participation in science, technology, engineering and maths has been awarded to a leading melanoma doctor.

AAP

How grey hair and cancer may be linked

Grey hair is an inevitable hallmark of ageing. It’s a visual reminder of the passing years and all the bodily changes that accompany it.

The Conversation

NHS worker must raise £120,000 for cancer treatment or ‘wait to die’

Jamie Scott has been fundraising for life-extending treatment through bake sales

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NHS worker resorts to bake sales in bid to raise £120,000 for cancer treatment

Jamie Scott was diagnosed with ocular melanoma, also known as eye cancer, in 2011.

International Business Times UK

Teddi Mellencamp's Miracle Comeback Baffles Doctors: Reality Star Beats Deadly Stage 4 Cancer Against All Odds

After years of battling stage 4 melanoma, Teddi Mellencamp's latest scans show no detectable cancer. The reality star's recovery has left doctors amazed.

The Independent UK

Groundbreaking ‘super vaccine’ could stop cancer from spreading entirely

Researchers say they have developed a novel ‘nanoparticle-based’ jab that can prevent melanoma, pancreatic and triple-negative breast cancer in mice

The Independent UK

Common treatment for skin conditions can help fight cancer, new research finds

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The cream you can pick up at the pharmacy that can help fight skin cancer

Research shows common steroid creams can shrink melanoma tumours

The Independent UK

Simple steroid creams ‘could help the body fight cancer’

Experts believe the way steroids work could have a powerful effect in fighting different forms of the disease.

Benzinga

Moderna Reports Promising Response Rates For Skin Cancer Combo Therapy In Resistant Patients

Moderna Inc. (NASDAQ:MRNA) announced on Sunday that its clinical, safety, and translational data from its Phase 1/2 study evaluating mRNA-4359 in combination with pembrolizumab in patients with checkpoint inhibitor-resistant/refractory (CPI-R/R) melanoma will be presented at the 2025 European Society for Medical Oncology Congress.

The Guardian - UK

Sunbeds should be banned in UK, skin cancer experts say

Campaigners urge ministers to close tanning salons across country over dangers posed by UV radiation

Evening Standard

Experts call for sunbed ban

The tanning devices are growing in popularity among Gen Z, researchers said.

The Independent UK

Sunbeds should be banned in the UK to cut skin cancer rates, experts say

Exposure to ultraviolet radiation from sunbeds was confirmed to be carcinogenic to humans in 2009 by the International Agency for Research on Cancer.

The Independent UK

‘I used AI to spot my skin cancer – it saved my life’

Lynsey Robertson, 46, launched a new AI screening tool at her work – but she never expected to become one of its first patients

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