Every year, nearly 80,000 new cases of melanoma are diagnosed, causing over 10,000 deaths annually. The incidence of melanoma is increasing by 2.6% every year and faster than almost every other malignancy.
Navigating breast cancer recovery can be lonely. To counter this, a nonprofit organization, Casting for Recovery, connects women who have breast cancer or a history of breast cancer through healing fly-fishing retreats.
Mohs surgery is an effective way to treat skin cancer. By pinpointing the cancer and removing it with precision, Mohs surgery gives high cure rates and allows for tissue conservation.
University of Nebraska Medical Center researchers are studying an experimental treatment for patients with specific subtypes of B-cell non-Hodgkin lymphomas. Potential candidates include patients who have undergone prior standard therapies that are no longer working or who have had cancer continue to return.
Cancer is a complex topic that includes more than 100 diseases. Research studies continue looking for answers to discover what may contribute to or cause cancer to develop in the first place.
Multiple myeloma is a bone marrow cancer in which plasma cells have become cancerous. Plasma cells, a type of white blood cell, are an essential part of the immune system. They make antibodies, a type of protein, that help fight infections.
Drug company Moderna recently announced that its experimental cancer vaccine – based on the messenger RNA (mRNA) technology used in some COVID-19 vaccines – has been shown to work against melanoma.
This article is provided by Krissy Krager, graduate student in medical nutrition.
Coffee is a morning must for many people. It contains a compound called caffeine that helps boost attention and performance. However, opinions vary on whether drinking coffee is a healthy habit or something we should give up.
