Thursday, September 11, 2003

Topical Tea Fights Skin Cancer: "A topical cream made with chemicals found in green and black tea appears to block the formation of some skin cancers." In Betterhumans | Create the Future US advisers reject PhotoCure's skin cancer therapy in Forbes: Breaking News Fighting Skin Cancer: "Today there are more kudos to the healing effects of tea. Now, scientists say Green tea may help reverse the sun's damaging affect on skin." In KABC: Health FDA weighs new skin cancer therapy: "A new non-surgical treatment for a common form of skin cancer needs to be weighed carefully against existing therapies, Food and Drug Administration staff said in a paper." In MSNBC: Health Teens' use of tanning beds stirs concern: "A study has found that nearly a third of white teenage girls in the United States have used tanning booths at least three times, suggesting an alarming number of teens are ignoring the risk of skin cancer." In Miami Herald: Nation 9:14:10 AM

in Surgical Treatment of Melanoma: "While the first case of cutaneous malignant melanoma ever treated seems to have been by John Hunter in 1787, the first logical approach to surgical therapy was investigated by Samson Handley in 1905. British Journal of Dermatology" In Medscape Dermatology Headlines Study Raises Prospect Of Practical Vaccine For Metastatic Melanoma: "In a step toward a practical vaccine for advanced melanoma, a notoriously difficult-to-treat form of cancer, researchers at ..." In Science Daily Melanoma suffered by outdoor workers may lead to rash of court cases: "A flood of compensation claims involving skin cancer and the workplace may result from two legal victories by outdoor workers in the past two weeks." In SMH: National 9:12:00 AM