Add an E to ABCD for Spotting Melanoma
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NEW YORK  - The ABCD memory-aid used to  recognize early-stage melanoma should be expanded to include  the letter E for "Evolving," researchers recommend.
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ROCKVILLE, Md.  - Patients and parents need more  information on cancer risk from topical creams used to treat  the skin condition eczema, a U.S. panel of medical experts said  on Tuesday.
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Dark-field x-ray imaging could make for more-accurate mammograms and better security screens.
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Removing only one to three key lymph nodes instead of the usual dozen or more can spare women lifelong arm problems and reliably indicate whether breast cancer has spread
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An acne-like rash is good news for colon cancer patients because it shows that a targeted therapy for the disease is working, Belgian scientists said on Thursday.
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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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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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Patients and parents need more information on cancer risk from topical creams used to treat the skin condition eczema, a U.S. panel of medical experts said on Tuesday.
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NEW YORK  - 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  - Four proteins in the blood appear to be useful in helping to establish a diagnosis of lung cancer, North Carolina-based researchers report in the Journal of Clinical Oncology.
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ROCKVILLE, Md.  - Two topical creams used to treat  the skin condition eczema need a stronger warning on their  labels about the possible risk of cancer, U.S. medical experts  said on Tuesday.
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A simple blood test could tell doctors which women with breast cancer need more aggressive treatment.
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Genes associated with prostate cancer have been discovered, which could be used to spot future sufferers.
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NEW YORK  - Infants with jaundice who are treated with intensive light therapy -- the current standard treatment -- have a significantly increased risk of developing moles called melanocytic nevi as they grow older, French researchers report.
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A new diagnostic tool called a gene chip can tell with a single test if a patient has malaria, Ebola, influenza or a bacterial infection, researchers said on Wednesday.
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Identifying pigmented moles  that look different from a person's other moles -- the "ugly  duckling sign" -- is a practical way to spot malignant melanoma  skin cancer, doctors say.