Light-activated therapy for cancers
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A new treatment developed at Newcastle University uses light-sensitive antibodies that allow doctors to target tumours with precision, leaving healthy tissues untouched.
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NEW YORK  - For people with advanced but  localized melanoma, delivering potent chemotherapy to just the  limb with the cancer is highly effective both in terms of local  disease control and survival, Dutch clinicians report.
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NEW YORK  - Sun exposure apparently has a  protective effect against the development non-Hodgkin's  lymphoma (NHL), a blood cancer, Australian researchers report.
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A common antibiotic is able to turn off cancer cells in mice, offering hope of new treatments, say researchers.
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Two new studies suggest that exposure to sunlight might not be as risky for cancer as is generally believed.
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SAN FRANCISCO  - A new FDA-approved device that uses light stimulation enlarges the visual field of patients who are left with vision impairments after stroke, researchers announced here at the American Stroke Association's International Stroke Conference 2007.
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TORONTO  -- As winter gets closer, the days get shorter -- and along with a shortage of light, many North Americans may also find themselves short of vitamin D, a potential cancer fighter.
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MONDAY, Dec. 17 (HealthDay News) -- Something as common and available as sunlight may help prevent some lung cancers, researchers say.
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An artificial version of the pigment that gives tomatoes their colouring could help treat prostate cancer, say researchers.
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NEW YORK  - Scientists may be closing in on  a remedy for a common degenerative condition of the retina  called retinitis pigmentosa.
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TUESDAY, Feb. 1 (HealthDayNews) -- In a perplexing finding, a new study suggests that exposure to sunlight may help people with melanoma live longer.
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TUESDAY, Nov. 16 (HealthDayNews) -- New information about the activity of a hormone-sensitive cell receptor could improve the treatment of prostate cancer, according to a study in the November issue of Cancer Cell.
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Broad ribbons of light help sort and manipulate individual cells.
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Scientists from across the globe gather to learn more about the ways in which light can be used in medicine.
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The effectiveness of therapy for advanced breast cancer can be rapidly predicted by an analysis of the level of cancer cells in the patient's blood, according to a study.
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Color affects mood, metabolism and sleep, so a software engineer looks into colored light therapy as a way to help his child overcome learning disabilities. In Bodyhack.
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Scientists say they have discovered a   cream that may ward off skin cancer by tanning skin a golden   bronze without exposure to the sun.