melanoma
Skin in the game
Pharmacists have a key role in promoting skin health, especially reinforcing the importance of sun protection given research indicates many people still seek a tan Key points One in every …
Case study: pembrolizumab
Researchers have highlighted a case where this newly listed medication led to drug‐induced autoimmune diabetes mellitus and colitis Pharmacist Nikhil Singh from the Royal Melbourne Hospital has shared a case …
Melanoma skin cancer rife
Australia is second in the world for most new skin cancer cases, according to the Skin Cancer Index 2018 ‘I love a sunburnt country.’ The quintessential Australian poem has never …
Selfie skin checks?
A quarter of Australians are taking an estimated 100 million potentially life-saving snapshots a year, according to new research Almost one in four (24%) Australians have taken photographs of their …
Research Roundup
Debbie Rigby takes a look at the latest in research news Low-Dose Aspirin Discontinuation and Risk of Cardiovascular Events A large cohort study of over 600,000 people aged 40 and …
Viagra and melanoma: a lifestyle issue?
Increased risk of malignant melanoma link to ED drugs likely due to greater sun exposure, researchers say A newly published study of nearly 150,000 men prescribed sildenafil, tadalafil, or vardenafil has found …
Forget the sun tan: AMA warning
Forget the sun tan, the AMA is reminding people to be sun smart to reduce the risk of skin cancer. AMA President, Professor Brian Owler, says many Australians look forward to …
1-in-2 Aussies risk ‘accidental’ sun damage: CCF
Forget sunbaking, just doing jobs outside the house may result in dangerous sunburns and cancer risk, warns the Cancer Council Foundation (CCF). Cancer Council and the Australasian College of Dermatologists joined with National …
Melanoma treatment Keytruda now listed on PBS
From yesterday, patients with melanoma have access to breakthrough medicine Keytruda on the PBS, Health Minister Sussan Ley has announced. The Government will invest $57 million to list the breakthrough …
Melanoma treatment to be PBS-listed
MSD has welcomed the Federal Government’s announcement that patients with the most deadly form of skin cancer – advanced melanoma – will be able to access the company’s anti-PD1 immunotherapy …
What makes melanoma cells so aggressive?
KU Leuven researchers have zeroed in on what makes cancer cells in melanoma so aggressive – and succeeded in taming the effect in cell cultures. Melanoma is notoriously quick to …