Summary for 2010
Summary for December
Date:Wednesday Dec 29, 2010
Title:Burden of Cancer Report
Abstract:Melanoma included in recent analysis
Drug-resistant melanomas require combination therapy (23.Dec.10)
Consensus vitamin D position statement (22.Dec.10)
Reduced melanoma after regular sunscreen use: randomized trial follow-up (07.Dec.10)
7th Edition of AJCC Melanoma Staging System (06.Dec.10)
University of Otago, Wellington Inaugural International Cancer Symposium (05.Dec.10)
Parkinson’s disease and melanoma in first-degree relatives of patients with early-onset melanoma (04.Dec.10)
Dietary Reference Intakes for Calcium and Vitamin D: A Consensus Report (03.Dec.10)
New Zealand Sun Exposure Survey 2010 (02.Dec.10)
Sunscreen prevention of melanoma in man and mouse (01.Dec.10)
Summary for November
Date:Sunday Nov 14, 2010
Title:SunSmart Week: 14 to 20 November
Abstract:Key agencies promote “cover up this summer” message
Influence of age and sex on reasons for seeking and expected benefits of skin cancer screening (13.Nov.10)
Vitamin D debate featured in NZ Listener (12.Nov.10)
Sydney Melanoma 2010 Congress (12.Nov.10)
BRAF inhibitor drug therapies feature at Melanoma 2010 Congress (12.Nov.10)
The performance of MelaFind (03.Nov.10)
SIAscopy for pigmented skin lesions: development and validation of a new diagnostic algorithm (02.Nov.10)
Summary for October
Date:Saturday Oct 30, 2010
Title:True photoallergy to sunscreens is rare despite popular belief
Abstract:Small study concludes reaction more infrequent than patients believe
Lack of knowledge of type of skin cancer diagnosis (29.Oct.10)
Call for skin cancer to be a public heath priority (28.Oct.10)
Melanoma uses body's immune system to spread to lungs (20.Oct.10)
Rare victory in fight against melanoma (19.Oct.10)
Inhibition of mutated, activated BRAF in metastatic melanoma (18.Oct.10)
New research on tanning attitudes (17.Oct.10)
Melanoma Signature Network (16.Oct.10)
Summary for September, 2010
Indoor ultraviolet tanning: what the data do and do not show (14.Sep.10)
Indoor tanning: science, behaviour and policy (13.Sep.10)
Vitamin D and cancer (10.Sep.10)
Assessing cost effectiveness of prevention (09.Sep.10)
A melanoma epidemic in Iceland: possible influence of sunbed use (08.Sep.10)
Latest published NZ data on melanoma (06.Sep.10)
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Summary for August
Does chronic sunscreen use reduce vitamin D production to insufficient levels? (25.Aug.10)
Patterns of expression of DNA repair genes and relapse from melanoma (19.Aug.10)
Improved Survival with Ipilimumab in Patients with Metastatic Melanoma (18.Aug.10)
The role of spectrophotometry in the diagnosis of melanoma (17.Aug.10)
Australian study finds sunbeds greatly increase the risk of melanoma (13.Aug.10)
Summary for July, 2010
New sun safety resources (26.Jul.10)
Role of microRNA-193b in melanoma growth (15.Jul.10)
A marker for melanoma stem cells (14.Jul.10)
Recent overseas steps to regulate sunbeds (14.Jul.10)
HPV linked to non-melanoma skin cancers (13.Jul.10)
Does the portrayal of tanning in Australian women’s magazines relate to real women’s tanning beliefs and behaviour? (12.Jul.10)
Summary for June, 2010
Researchers identify key enzyme in melanoma cell development (29.Jun.10)
Latest published NZ data on melanoma (23.Jun.10)
Melanoma features at ASCO annual meeting (22.Jun.10)
Melanoma vaccine research awarded $4.5 million (22.Jun.10)
New targeted therapy databank (15.Jun.10)
Melanoma/Tonapuku: A guide for people with melanoma (14.Jun.10)
Summary for May, 2010
NZ melanoma projects funded by Genesis Oncology Trust (28.May.10)
Anti-tanning campaign wins award (26.May.10)
FTC approves final settlement order regarding Indoor Tanning Association (ITA) (25.May.10)
Cutaneous melanoma in New Zealand: 2000–2004 (19.May.10)
Otago researchers find “dark shift” bias in self-reported skin colour (14.May.10)
UVA does not induce melanomas in hybrid fish model (12.May.10)
Summary for April, 2010
Selection of patients for long-term surveillance with digital dermoscopy (30.Apr.10)
Addiction to indoor tanning: relation to anxiety, depression and substance use (26.Apr.10)
FDA panel’s latest advice on tanning devices (25.Apr.10)
Launch of structured pathology reporting protocol for melanoma (19.Apr.10)
Epidemic of skin cancer in the United States (16.Apr.10)
Online videos from Australian symposium and public forum (15.Apr.10)
Summary for March
Solarium numbers decline in Australia (24.Mar.10)
Melanoma survivor study underway (23.Mar.10)
Slow-growing Melanoma: A Dermoscopy Follow-up Study (15.Mar.10)
Melanoma Risk Calculator Launched in Australia (14.Mar.10)
SunSmart goes mobile over the summer (01.Mar.10)
Summary for February
Drugs with Unintended Effects in Some Melanomas (16.Feb.10)
Psychological Responses and Coping Strategies Among Patients With Malignant Melanoma: A Systematic Review of the Literature (07.Feb.10)
Cost-effectiveness of Sunscreen Use in Preventing Skin Cancer (06.Feb.10)
The Influence of Clinical Information in Histopathologic Diagnosis of MSN (06.Feb.10)
TVNZ features SCAR melanoma photo exhibition (05.Feb.10)
Summary for January, 2010
SunSmart Website Updated (22.Jan.10)
Modulation of T-Cell Activation by Malignant Melanoma Initiating Cells (16.Jan.10)
The role of constitutively activated STAT3 in B16 melanoma cells (15.Jan.10)
Estimating CDKN2A Carrier Probability and Personalizing Cancer Risk Assessments in Hereditary Melanoma Using MelaPRO. (14.Jan.10)
A Conceptual Framework for Advancing Melanoma Health Disparities Research (13.Jan.10)
Disparity in Melanoma (12.Jan.10)
