Summary of Previous Postings
Summary for 2012
Date:Friday Jan 27, 2012
Title:Melanoma patient survival in New Zealand
Abstract:Five-year cumulative relative survival ratio for patients with melanoma is high, according to a Ministry of Health publication. No real changes in survival were seen between 1998 and 2007. Published in late 2010, Cancer patient survival covering the period 1994 to 2007 provides a broad overview of cancer patient survival in New Zealand and groups cancer patients into 24 site groupings, including melanoma.
Contribution of nodular melanoma to mortality (25.Jan.12)
The children and sunscreen study (23.Jan.12)
Trends in melanoma mortality among non-Hispanic whites by educational attainment (19.Jan.12)
Dear 16-year old me (18.Jan.12)
Possible role of oestrogen in melanoma (12.Jan.12)
Hereditary predisposition in eye melanoma (10.Jan.12)
Risk and survival of melanoma after previous cancer (09.Jan.12)
Sunless tanning products and UV exposure (08.Jan.12)
Role of P-Rex1 gene in melanoma spread (06.Jan.12)
Summary for 2011
Gene controlling melanoma spread identified (21.Dec.11)
Cancer information systems update (20.Dec.11)
NZ price of cancer report (20.Dec.11)
Indoor tanning and risk of early-onset basal cell carcinoma (19.Dec.11)
Impact of physician screening on melanoma detection (15.Dec.11)
HSC to launch new youth campaign (07.Dec.11)
Highlights from Melanoma International Congress (06.Dec.11)
MelaFind diagnostic tool (02.Dec.11)
The melanomas: a heterogeneous group (25.Nov.11)
Sunbeds, vitamin D and health (24.Nov.11)
Summary for 2010
Burden of Cancer Report (29.Dec.10)
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)
Summary for 2009
UK government may ban sunbed use for those under 18 (22.Dec.09)
Prognostic model for stage II melanoma (15.Dec.09)
Final Version of 2009 AJCC Melanoma Staging and Classification (10.Dec.09)
Melanoma Molecular Map Project: A useful website for clinicians and scientists (09.Dec.09)
Outdoor Workers’ Perceptions of Risks of Excess Sun-Exposure (08.Dec.09)
