Arsenic Exposure Linked to Melanoma Risk
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NEW YORK  - Chronic exposure to arsenic,  which can be measured in toenail clippings, seems to be  associated with an elevated risk of melanoma skin cancer,  investigators report.
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(HealthDay News) -- Most parents realize that excessive sun exposure can damage the skin and increase the risk of future skin cancer.
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Shade your kids. Strong new evidence suggests overall sun exposure in childhood, not just burns, is a big key to who later develops deadly skin cancer.
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Long-term use increases the risk of developing tumors, new research indicates.
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A protein that plays a critical role in the growth of the deadly skin cancer melanoma has been identified by scientists at Dana-Farber Cancer Institute and Children&#39;s Hospital Boston.
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MONDAY, Dec. 27 (HealthDayNews) -- A protein that plays a critical role in the growth of the deadly skin cancer melanoma has been identified by scientists at Dana-Farber Cancer Institute and Children's Hospital Boston.
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NEW YORK  - The survival of pregnant women  who have malignant melanoma of the skin is no less than that of  comparable women who are not pregnant, European researchers  report in the Journal of Clinical Oncology.
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An analysis of a sample of Ayurvedic herbal medicine products found that 20 percent contained metals such as lead, mercury and arsenic at levels that could be toxic if taken as directed, according to a study in the December 15 issue of JAMA.
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Arsenic in drinking water is a global threat to health, affecting more than 70 countries and 137 million people, according to new research.
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Rates of malignant melanoma and  skin cancer are increased before a diagnosis of Parkinson's  disease, new research suggests. This casts doubt on the notion  that levodopa therapy for Parkinson's disease may contribute to  the observed higher risk of malignant melanoma in such  patients.
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NEW YORK  - In women, ultraviolet radiation exposure from time spent in the sun appears to boost the risk of non-Hodgkin's lymphoma -- a type of cancer involving the body's lymphatic system, according to a large "population-based" study.
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NEW YORK  - At last, some positive health effects of sitting in the sun! Physicians have found that recreational sun exposure is apparently associated with reduced risk for cancers of the lymph system, or malignant lymphomas, German researchers report in the International Journal of Cancer.
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CHICAGO  - In adults with newly diagnosed acute promyelocytic leukemia (APL), the addition of arsenic trioxide to standard therapy significantly improves survival, according to a phase III study presented over the weekend at the 43rd annual meeting of the American Society of Clinical Oncology.
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Pesticides and other pollutants in the environment may contribute to childhood leukaemia, say researchers.
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I have seen some warnings about hijiki seaweed as a possible source of high levels of arsenic. How alarmed should I be?
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CHICAGO -- Dangerous levels of lead, mercury and arsenic have been found in some herbal remedies from India that are sold in the United States, researchers are warning.
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A study published today in the American Gastroenterological Associationâs journal Gastroenterology concludes that patients with type 2 diabetes mellitus who require long-term insulin therapy are at a significantly increased risk for colorectal cancer.