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Melanoma is a malignant tumor of melanocytes which are found predominantly in skin but also in the bowel and the eye . It is one of the rarer types of skin cancer but causes the majority of skin cancer related deaths. Despite many years of intensive laboratory and clinical research, the sole effective cure is surgical resection of the primary tumor before it achieves a thickness greater than 1 mm. Around 160,000 new cases of melanoma are diagnosed worldwide each year, and it is more frequent in males and caucasians. It is more common in caucasian populations living in sunny climates than other groups.According to the WHO Report about 48,000 melanoma related deaths occur worldwide per annum.The treatment includes surgical removal of the tumor; adjuvant treatment; chemo- and immunotherapy, or radiation therapy.Melanomas also occur in horses, see equine melanoma, below. (From the Wikpedia article Melanoma.)

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Recent Publications on Melanoma:

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Melanotic Pigmentation of Palatal Salivary Glands as a Possible Precursor to Malignant Melanoma: Report of an Unusual Case.
The incidence of melanoma is increasing, and the therapeutic options for...
21st November, 2009
Consultant Professor, Unit of Oral Pathology and Laser-assisted Surgery, J Oral Maxillofac Surg. 2009 Nov 18.
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Freedom of expression or protectionism in the debate on sentinel node biopsy in melanoma.
The incidence of melanoma is increasing, and the therapeutic options for...
21st November, 2009
Melanoma and Sarcoma Unit, Department of Surgery, The Royal Marsden J Am Acad Dermatol. 2009 Dec;61(6):1079.
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[Patients' knowledge of the risk of skin cancer following kidney transplantation.]
INTRODUCTION: Non-melanoma skin cancer (NMSC) increases the rate of...
21st November, 2009
Dermatologisk Afdeling, Roskilde Sygehus, DK-4000 Roskilde. Ugeskr Laeger. 2009 Nov 9;171(46):3341-3345.
Occupation and cancer - follow-up of 15 million people in five Nordic countries.
We present up to 45 years of cancer incidence data by occupational...
21st November, 2009
Finnish Cancer Registry, Institute for Statistical and Epidemiological Acta Oncol. 2009;48(5):646-790.
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SPECT/CT for preoperative sentinel node localization.
The value of SPECT/CT for detection and localization of sentinel nodes is...
20th November, 2009
Department of Nuclear Medicine, The Netherlands Cancer Institute, Antoni J Surg Oncol. 2009 Nov 18.
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Press Releases About Melanoma:

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Delcath Systems, Inc. Sponsors Satellite Session at World Meeting of Melanoma/Skin Cancer Centers 24th November, 2009 Delcath Systems, Inc.
NEW YORK, Nov. 24 /PRNewswire-FirstCall/ -- Delcath Systems, Inc., (Nasdaq: DCTH) a medical technology company testing its proprietary treatment method for primary and metastatic cancers to the liver,
PROFNET EXPERT ALERTS: Family Medical History / Electronic Medical Records / Skin Cancer 13th November, 2009
1. Behavior: New Studies of Gratitude 2. Health: Fatty Fish and Skin Cancer Prevention 3. Health: Using Quality Data to Lower Healthcare Cost, Improve Outcomes 4. Health: Advantage
Calling All Runners! Join the Race Against Melanoma and Run the 2010 Boston Marathon(R) 5th November, 2009 Melanoma Foundation of New England
CONCORD, Mass., Nov. 5 /PRNewswire-USNewswire/ -- Applications are now available for running in the Boston Marathon(R) as part of the Melanoma Foundation of New England's marathon team, Running
National Quality Forum Endorses Six Measures for Melanoma and Eye Care 5th November, 2009 National Quality Forum
WASHINGTON, Nov. 5 /PRNewswire-USNewswire/ -- The National Quality Forum (NQF) has endorsed six measures to improve quality of eye and skin care in the ambulatory setting. The endorsed measures
Melanoma Research Foundation Leads Unprecedented Collaboration for Melanoma Research 3rd November, 2009 Melanoma Research Foundation
Patient advocacy group, research community and pharmaceutical companies join forces for new breakthroughs in treatment; clinical trials to begin in 2010 HILLSBOROUGH, N.J., Nov. 3 /PRNewswire

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Getting Your Vitamin D from Sun Exposure: Weighing the Risks and Benefits
Cancer Consultants:  Nov 21 2009 5:26AM Matching: melanoma
Predicting Who Will Survive Skin Cancer
US News:  Nov 20 2009 1:11AM Matching: melanoma
Genasense Given as High-Dose IV Infusion with Chemotherapy Shows Promising Activity in Advanced Melanoma
Pharmacy Choice:  Nov 20 2009 10:24PM Matching: melanoma
Genasense Given as High-Dose IV Infusion with Chemotherapy Shows Promising Activity in Advanced Melanoma
Pharma Live:  Nov 20 2009 10:12PM Matching: melanoma
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Pharmacy Choice:  Nov 20 2009 10:20PM Matching: melanoma
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Melanoma Patents:

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7615539 Nucleic acid-lipophilic conjugates
7618622 Treatment of Parkinson's disease and related disorders using postpartum derived cells
7618627 Method of increasing radiation sensitivity by inhibition of beta one integrin
7618630 Methods of treating multiple myeloma and myeloma-induced bone resorption using integrin antagonists
7618632 Method of treating or ameliorating an immune cell associated pathology using GITR ligand antibodies

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Companies working in the area of Melanoma from Bioportfolio's Biocorporate database :

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GenVec

GenVec, Inc. (NASDAQ: GNVC) is a biopharmaceutical company developing novel gene-based therapeutic drugs and vaccines. Each of our gene-based therapeutic product candidates use a common patent...
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BioVex

BioVex is a three year old private biotech company that is developing a new class of potent vaccines principally to treat and prevent cancer. The Company is headquartered in Oxford, UK.

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BSD Medical

BSD Medical Corporation (AMEX: BSM) develops, manufactures, markets and services systems to treat cancer and benign diseases using heat therapy delivered using focused radio frequency (RF) and...
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