Stuff removed from References page to avoid clutter, mostly older than two years.
N.B. Any reference without a date following thus: (20xx/mm) is certainly pre-2012!
Melanoma-specific
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Indications & Detection
- Hiding Melanoma in your Sock?. (2008/06)
- A new device to help identify skin cancer. (2009/11)
- Ultrasound Used to distinguish Cancerous and Benign Skin Conditions. (2009/12)
- Ultrasound helps pinpoint melanoma. (2010/02)
- Infrared system helps pinpoint melanoma. (2010/02)
- A new 3D test for skin cancer is being developed. (2010/05)
- An imaging technique accurate enough to guide melanoma surgery. (2010/08)
- PET and CT scans may or may not detect melanoma. (2011/08)
- 25 years on the ABCD rules are still valuable. (2010/07)
- A video about living and dying with melanoma. (2011/05)
- A new gizmo for detecting melanoma on the skin surface. (2011/11)
- New CT technique to spot lymph node metastasis more effectively. (2012/11)
- Melanoma-diagnosis smartphone apps ‘have potential to harm’ – too many false negatives. (2013/02)
- Small proteins reveal melanoma in new screening test. (2013/07)
- So can skin odours, apparently.(2013/07)
- Caveat emptor: dermatology apps. (2013/11)
- Airport security scanning booth tech helps spot melanoma. (2013/11)
- Blood test for TFP12 gene detects melanoma. (2013/11)
- Sniffing out melanoma; better detection. (2014/02)
- Learn to spot skin cancer. (2014/05)
- A blood test for skin cancer relapse. (2016/08)
- Early detection of melanoma in the brain. (2016/08)
- A nanotech device. (2016/11)
- examination by your partner is also effective. (2017/04)
- Melanoma death rate should fall by 2050 in Canada. (2017/04)
- AI diagnoses melanoma – from BBC . (2017/04)
- AI helps detect melanoma – from Science Daily. (2017/12)
- Award-winning melanoma detector. (2017/12)
- World’s first melanoma blood test. (2018/07)
- Detecting skin cancer using AI. (2018/07)
- Circulating tumour DNA used to detect melanoma. (2018/12)
- Melanoma rates are falling in the 10-29 year-old range. (2020/10)
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Research, Causes & Risk Factors
- Regional Lymph Nodes, US National Cancer Institute
- Melanoma Cripples Lymph Node Immune Function. (2006/10)
- Malignant melanoma in a 7-year-old child
- Scientists Crack Cancer DNA: from BBC News and from CBC News (2009/12)
- Immune system evasion tactics. (2010/01)
- Aging factors related to melanoma. (2009/12)
- Melanoma Transcriptome reveals … . (2010/02)
- Melanocytes may come from Schwann cell precursors. This is news. (2009/10)
- Dynamic stemness may explain melanoma’s persistence. (2010/05)
- Melanoma initiating cells (kind of cancer stem cells) have been found. (2010/07)
- MicroRNA dysregulation may contribute to melanoma development. (2010/05)
- Adding MicroRNA 193b may slow the progression of melanoma. (2010/07)
- Blocking Interleukin-10 production may improve the efficacy of other drugs. (2010/06)
- Adding sorafenib to carboplatin and paclitaxel does not seem to improve matters. (2010/06)
- An enzyme hPNPaseold-35 and the IKKβ signaling molecule both look like promising melanoma targets. (2010/06)
- Armed lymphocytes attack cancer cells: read all about it! (2010/07)
- Co-Conspirator Cells aid and abet melanoma in its aggressive attack. (2010/08)
- Melanoma co-opts the immune system to invade the lungs. (2010/09)
- Co-Conspirator Cells aid and abet melanoma in its aggressive attack. (2010/08)
- Melanoma co-opts the immune system to invade the lungs. (2010/09)
- More research on how melanoma spreads. (2011/08)
- B-RAF gene mutation and melanoma. (2010/09)
- More evidence that melanoma does not have stem cells. (2010/11)
- An oncogene for uveal melanoma. (2010/11)
- Blocking enzymes and blocking genes can be effective at stopping metastasis. (2011/04)
- Another possible therapeutic target has been unearthed: the Neuropilin-2 molecule (2011/04)
- A new RNA-based diagnostic marker. (2011/05)
- Whole-exome sequencing completed. (2011/05)
- Blood test may predict metastasis risk. (2011/05)
- Studying melanoma chemo resistance. (2011/06)
- Parkinson’s Disease connected to melanoma. (2011/06)
- Heart transplant patients at increased risk of skin cancer. (2011/08)
- Powerful X-rays help find new treatments. (2011/08)
- Proteins can help (P-Rex1) or hinder (CXCL 12) the spread of melanoma. (2011/11)
- Skin cancer relies on VEGF for its survival. (2011/11)
- Melanoma relies on P-Rex1 gene for metastasis. (2011/12)
- Research Breakthrough Could Halt Melanoma Metastasis, Study Suggests. (2012/02)
- Cloaking protein hides melanoma from immune system. (2012/05)
- Eye Color may indicate risk for serious skin conditions. (2012/05)
- Genetic test predicts uveal melanomas likely to spread. (2012/05)
- Discovery in cell signaling could help fight against melanoma. (2012/05)
- Recurrent Genetic Mutations in Melanoma. (2012/05)
- How does melanoma go dormant? An interesting question. (2012/06)
- Zebra fish are helping scientists to understand melanoma. (2012/07)
- Inactivating the LKB-1 gene causes melanoma to become highly aggressive. (2012/07)
- An improved way to grow cancer cells. (2012/07)
- Human Melanoma Stem Cells Identified. (2012/08)
- Melanoma-promoting gene discovered. (2012/08)
- New molecular treatment target found. (2012/08)
- Potential new treatment target found. (2012/08)
- The immune system may protect tumours. (2012/11)
- The biology of melanoma in children differs from adults. (2012/11)
- Redheads have higher risk for melanoma than previously thought. (2012/11)
- Melanoma cells lack methyl groups. (2012/11)
- Chemo resistance may be affected by the RSK protein. (2012/11)
- More research into how melanoma becomes resistant to chemo. (2012/11)
- Why melanoma is attracted to the brain. (2012/11)
- The DNA of a Malaysian tribe with fair skin but low rates of melanoma is being studied. (2012/11)
- Males get more melanoma due to lower antioxidant levels. (2012/12)
- Serendipity Points to New Potential Target and Therapy for Melanoma – melanoma lacks a growth control chemical. (2013/02)
- New Screening Approach Identified Potential Drug Combinations for Difficult-To-Treat Forms of Melanoma. (2013/02)
- Better Approach to Treating Deadly Melanoma Identified – improving MEK inhibitor drugs. (2013/02)
- How Deadly Skin Cancer Spreads Into Other Parts of the Body – a lot to do with angiogenesis. (2013/02)
- Drug-Resistant Melanoma Tumors Shrink When Therapy Is Interrupted – drug holidays may be a good idea. (2013/02)
- ‘Drug holidays’ beat cancer drug resistance in mice – more on this. (2013/02)
- New Mutations Discovered Driving Malignant Melanoma – may cause overproduction of telomerase. (2013/02)
- Gene Mutation Immortalizes Malignant Melanoma – maybe related to previous item. (2013/02)
- TP63 gene turns up unexpectedly in 50% of melanoma sufferers. (2013/02)
- Vesicular stomatitis virus (VSV) is effective against melanoma. (2013/04)
- Why many vaccines self-sabotage. (2012/04)
- Reducing metastasis in mice using small-molecule inhibitors of ARF6. (2013/04)
- Transcription factors regulating blood oxygen are linked to metastases. (2013/04)
- Aspirin fights skin cancer. (2013/04)
- Tumour heterogeneity may explain why melanoma is so hard to eradicate. (2013/04)
- Tumours deliberately manipulate the immune system to their advantage; also noted here. (2013/04)
- Tumours use iASPP to inhibit the p53 tumour-suppressing protein. (2013/04)
- Stopping cancer progress by stalling tumours in a senescent state. (2013/04)
- 6% can get melanoma recurrence after 10 years.
- Skin cancer or Alzheimer’s: they tend to be mutually exclusive. (2013/07)
- If you’re going to get melanoma, you may be better off to get it twice. (2013/07)
- Redheads are at greater risk of melanoma. (2013/11)
- STAT1 protein & natural killer cells. Promising research. (2013/11)
- Sleep apnoea predicts aggressive melanoma. (2013/11)
- ATG5 protein helps cancer digest itself. Yum. (2013/11)
- 7 new potential melanoma immunotherapy targets. (2013/11)
- Inhibit PDK1 gene to slow melanoma. (2013/11)
- Inhibit BRAF, MEK and PI3K/mTOR genes to slow melanoma. (2013/11)
- Melanoma ‘phenotype switching’ research. (2013/11)
- Dramatic rise in skin cancer among middle-aged adults. (2014/02)
- Out of Africa migration caused melanoma vulnerability. (2014/02)
- UK incidence of skin cancer now 5 times what it was in 1970′s. (2014/05)
- Young skin cancer survivors have higher risk for other cancers. (2014/05)
- Mutated POT1 gene flags high melanoma risk. (2014/05)
- Genetic screening helps in melanoma fight. (2014/05)
- Tumours with BRAF mutation can be starved of copper. (2014/05)
- Harnessing natural kill cells. (2014/09)
- Melanoma rates are rising fast in Canada; we’re so vain… (2014/09)
- Rare palm/sole melanoma prone to recurrence. (2014/09)
- Found: chemical that helps melanoma to spread. (2014/12)
- Sneaky sub-population of melanoma cells. (2014/12)
- Blocking chitinase 3-like-1 protein in mice. (2014/12)
- Scarring and melanoma. (2015/07)
- Protein helps identify aggressive melanoma. (2015/07)
- Seniors at greater risk of melanoma now. (2015/07)
- Juniors at lower risk of melanoma now. (2015/07)
- Melanoma metastasis driver found. (2015/07)
- Destroying melanoma’s “safe haven”. (2015/07)
- Melanoma’s glutamine addiction. (2015/07)
- New class of inhibitory compounds. (2015/12)
- Gut bacteria boost immunotherapy. (2015/12)
- When melanoma turns deadly. (2015/12)
- Transplant recipients at increased risk. (2015/12)
- SAMMSON RNA gene unique to melanoma. (2016/08)
- Melanoma is tougher stuff in the elderly. (2016/08)
- Single cell analysis of melanoma. (2016/08)
- If you are over 55, pay attention! (2016/08)
- Red hair & freckles increase melanoma risk. (2016/08)
- Why men are more susceptible to melanoma. (2016/08)
- Poor melanoma survival rates for coloured people. (2016/08)
- Mucosal melanoma – another subtype. (2017/04)
- Key melanoma mutation suppresses immune system. (2017/04)
- More on how melanoma spreads (1) – 3 new studies… (2017/04)
- More on how melanoma spreads (2). (2017/04)
- More on how melanoma spreads (3). (2017/04)
- Genetic mutations inhibit anti-PD-1 drugs. (2017/04)
- Hiding genetic mutations inhibit anti-PD-1 drugs. (2017/04)
- Gut biome related to PD1 response. (2017/04)
- Hybrid white blood cells can spread cancer. (2017/04)
- Melanoma mutation likes fat for fuel. (2017/04)
- Genes make moles into melanoma. (2017/04)
- Why redheads are prone to melanoma. (2017/12)
- How a nevus becomes a cancer. (2017/12)
- Most melanoma does not start from a mole. (2017/12)
- White wine raises melanoma risk. (2017/12)
- How melanoma tumours form. (2017/12)
- Capturing malignant melanoma cells. (2017/12)
- Radon increases melanoma risk. (2017/12)
- Melanoma’s sweet spot. (2017/12)
- HPV promotes skin cancer. (2018/06)
- Daily aspirin promotes melanoma in men. (2018/06)
- Lymph system helps melanoma spread. (2018/06)
- Cancer drug resistance reveals Achilles heel. (2018/06)
- Predicting checkpoint-inhibitor response. (2018/07)
- Loss of cilia leads to melanoma. (2018/07)
- New way to target drug-resistant melanoma. (2018/07)
- Weak point in uveal melanoma found. (2018/08)
- Chronic Lymphocytic Leukemia sufferers at high risk of melanoma. (2018/08)
- Epigenetic reason for drug resistance found. (2018/09)
- Another way to predict checkpoint-inhibitor response. (2018/09)
- Retinoic acid may improve immune response. (2018/09)
- Azathioprine linked to melanoma. (2018/09)
- Shedding light on a 100-year-old cancer mystery. (2018/09)
- Age-related changes in skin structure & lymph system… (2018/10)
- New treatment flips the switch on melanoma cells. (2018/10)
- Improving the efficacy of immunotherapy. (2018/10)
- English skin cancer rates higher than previously thought. (2018/12)
- Targetting MC1R in metastatic melanoma. (2018/12)
- A tale of two cancer resistance mechanisms. (2018/12)
- Unravelling genetic causes of melanoma. (2019/01)
- Method to “turn off” mutated melanoma. (2019/02)
- How do tumour cells grow in lymph nodes? (2019/02)
- Melanoma brain metastases are immunosuppresive. (2019/02)
- One-two punch against melanoma in mouse model. (2019/02)
- Combo T-cell + targetted therapy in BRAF mutated melanoma. (2019/02)
- Is your melanoma hot enough for immunotherapy? (2019/04)
- Heating tumours helps CAR-T therapy. (2019/04)
- Fat cells play key role in dangerous transformation of melanoma. (2019/08)
- Moles on body largely influenced by genetics. (2019/08)
- Nano-vaccine for melanoma. (2019/08)
- 51% more melanoma in the young. (2019/10)
- Some skin cancers may start in hair follicles. (2019/11)
- Vitamin D helps defeat melanoma. (2019/11)
- DNA hyper-hotspots. (2019/11)
- Hedgehog signalling pathway helps melanoma spread. (2020/10)
- New technique predicts those at risk. (2020/10)
- Skin cancer suppressor found, (2020/10)
- A ‘flu shot might help. (2020/10)
- New approach to boosting immune system. (2020/10)
- Wearable patch treats skin cancer. (2020/10)
- Stopping the clones to beat skin cancer. (2020/10)
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UV, Sunlight, and Tanning
- 21 year old student gets melanoma. (2009/07)
- Are tanning beds worth the risk?
- There may be an addictive component to tanning bed use. (2010/04)
- Sunshine does not cause melanoma. (2010/05)
- On the other hand indoor tanning does. (2010/05)
- On the third hand, UVA radiation can damage melanocyte DNA and thus get melanoma started. (2010/07)
- How ultraviolet light affects skin cancer(2010/12)
- Frequent tanners exhibit addictive symptoms. (2011/08)
- Nova Scotia bans teens from tanning salons. (2011/08)
- Mother accused of taking 5-year old to tanning bed. (2012/05)
- Indoor tanning causes melanoma. (2011/11)
- Five facts on tanning beds. (2012/05)
- Young adults at increased risk for melanoma.
- Sunscreen is still an effective skin cancer preventative. (2012/06)
- MRF article: Teaching our Kids Right from Wrong. (2012/05)
- Skin cancer warnings ignored. (2012/05)
- Skin cancer increasingly common in teens and young adults. (2012/05)
- Tanning beds raise cancer risk. (2012/08)
- Tanning beds cause >3000 cases of melanoma per year in Europe. (2012/08)
- There is no such thing as a safe tan. (2012/08)
- Scientists discover genetic changes due to sun damage. (2012/08)
- Ontario to prohibit teens from using tanning beds. (2012/11)
- Some people just don’t learn. (2013/04)
- Exposure to sunlight brings blood pressure benefits. (2013/07)
- UVA vs. UVB: Canadian sun screen labeling rules are sloppy. (2013/07)
- Tips for healthy skin. (2013/07)
- Choosing the right sunscreen for your kids.(2013/07)
- Sunscreen may slow skin aging.(2013/07)
- Sunscreen IS effective against skin cancer! The benefits outweigh the risks. (2013/11)
- Sunscreen is even more effective than we thought. (2014/02)
- 76% of melanomas in women between 18-29 are associated with tanning beds. (2014/05)
- A story from a tanning bed. (2014/05)
- Sunburn packs double whammy. (2014/05)
- UV light accelerates extravascular metastatic migration of melanoma – sounds like once you’ve got it, cover up! (2014/05)
- Broad spectrum sunscreen (TPF 50) is better. (2014/05)
- Sunscreen < 100% effective (also noted by the BBC), but use during childhood is definitely a good idea (2014/09)
- Indoor tanning considered harmful. Just say no. (2014/09)
- More Skin, More Sun, More Tan, More Melanoma. (2014/12)
- Indoor tanning “causes” melanoma. (2015/07)
- Delayed action UV damage identified. (2015/07)
- Sunscreen myths debunked. (2015/12)
- Towards a healthier sunscreen – all the SPF and vitamin-D too! (2016/08)
- SPF-30 sunscreen delays melanoma – in mice, anyway. (2016/08)
- Use that sunscreen! – Katie’s story. (2016/08)
- The story continues. (2016/11)
- Another summertime tan warning. (2017/04)
- Tanning really is addictive. (2017/04)
- The health care cost of indoor tanning. (2017/04)
- Many college students still tan indoors. (2017/04)
- Sunscreen for black people. (2017/12)
- Tanning beds considered not so harmful. (2018/06)
- How UV light triggers melanoma. (2018/06)
- Creams remove sunspots & may prevent cancer. (2018/11)
- How UV damages the skin . (2019/08)
- The indoor tanning addiction. (2019/06)
- Sunscreen reduces melanoma risk by 40%. (2018/07)
- Healthy holidays & sunscreen rethink. (2019/01)
- Sunscreen could lead to better blood vessel health. (2019/04)
- Too much sunscreen? (2019/04)
- Not too much sunscreen? (2019/05)
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Trials & Treatments
- Diagram of isolated limb perfusion
- Sentinel Node Biopsy Helps Some Melanoma Patients Live Longer. (2006)
- Melanomas gone in just seven days using Rose Bengal. (2008/05)
- Diagram of isolated limb perfusion
- Isolated liver perfusion also seems to work fairly well. (2010/07)
- Keeping cancer out of the brain by inhibiting integrin. (2009/07)
- U of A scientists synthesize Palmerolide A, which appears to be an effective melanoma treatment. (2009/10)
- Genetic mutations identified in melanoma may allow existing drugs to be used in treatment. (2009/09)
- Laser treatments may aggravate skin cancer (2009/11)
- BBI608, a first-in-class cancer cell stemness inhibitor drug. (2010/04)
- Using the herpes virus to cure cancer. Amazing. (2010/08)
- Another new drug: GSK2118436. (2010/10)
- Gene therapy for melanoma produces complete remission. (2010/11/24)
- More gene therapy (2011/04)
- Not melanoma but still very nasty skin cancer: cutaneous squamous cell carcinoma gene found. (2010/10)
- Nilotnib (aka Tasigna): KIT gene mutation targeter (2010/12)
- Another tumour marker protein found – Piwil2-like or PL2L (2010/12)
- Lowering MIC-1 protein level helps kill tumours (2011/01)
- Raising macroH2A level helps kill tumours (2011/01)
- An artificial plasmid coding for the replicase genes of Sindbis virus causes regression and destruction of lung cancer, or melanoma, cells in mice. (2011/04)
- Liver perfusion extends melanoma survival. (2011/09)
- Leucine deprivation starves melanoma in mice. (2011/06)
- Sentinel node biopsy safe and effective around head and neck. (2011/08)
- 4 things you may not know about sunscreen. (2011/08)
- Caffeine helps prevent melanoma. (2011/08)
- General health predicts better outcomes. (2011/08)
- Blood pressure drugs prolong melanoma survival. (2011/09)
- … and again. (2012/01)
- Seizure medication slows spread of uveal melanoma. (2011/12)
- Hereditary predisposition of uveal melanoma discovered. (2012/01)
- Clinical trials for PV-10, a Rose Bengal-based drug. (2012/02)
- Viagra fights melanoma. (2012/02)
- Sunitinib: KIT gene mutation targeter. (2012/03)
- Interleukin-9 in immune cells inhibits melanoma. (2012/07)
- A new drug for advanced basal cell carcinoma. (2012/07)
- A new skin patch treatment for facial basal cell carcinoma. (2012/07)
- An experimental drug made from radioactive scorpion venom. (2012/07)
- Winning the melanoma battle. (2012/08)
- New approach to combo treatments. (2012/08)
- Mobile skin cancer screening app developed. (2012/08)
- Experimental treatment comes too late. (2012/08)
- NRAS gene mutation combo drug study. (2012/11)
- The good news and the bad news: a lighthearted perspective on the current state of melanoma treatment. (2012/11)
- Concerns Raised Over the Effectiveness of a Costly and Invasive Procedure for Melanoma – sentinel lymph node biopsy. (2013/02)
- Children and Melanoma – too few children available for clinical drug trials. (2013/02)
- Silibinin, Found in Milk Thistle, Protects Against UV-Induced Skin Cancer. (2013/02)
- Omega-3 supplements may protect against skin cancer. (2013/02)
- How to know if you are getting the appropriate treatment for melanoma. (2013/02)
- Smart drug targets metastasis. (2013/07)
- Selumetinib for uveal melanoma. (2013/07)
- Diabetes drug may help treat melanoma. (2013/07)
- Dual-Action compound for melanoma. (2013/07)
- Herding melanoma to its demise. (2013/07)
- IL-2 used against melonoma in the brain. (2013/08)
- How skin maintains itself. (2013/08)
- Rose Bengal (PV-10) injection looks very promising. (2013/11)
- Laproscopic removal of inguinal lymph nodes. No more 5-day hospital stay! (2013/11)
- Sentinel node treatment does improve melanoma outcomes. (2014/05)
- Liver surgery improves survival odds. (2014/09)
- Selumetinib treats uveal melanoma. (2014/09)
- Pine bark for melanoma? Better than cat poop? (2014/09)
- Leukemia drug for melanoma. (2014/09)
- Blocking TNF-alpha makes tumours smaller, but OTOH…
- … TNF inhibitors may increase risk of uveal melanoma. (2014/12)
- Combo of dabrafenib and trametinib also looking good. (2014/12)
- A nanoparticle that can deliver drugs directly to tumours. (2014/12)
- TAK-733 (MEK inhibitor) excels in tests. (2014/12)
- Blocking TNF-alpha makes tumours smaller, but OTOH…
- … TNF inhibitors may increase risk of uveal melanoma. (2014/12)
- Combo of dabrafenib and trametinib also looking good. (2014/12)
- A nanoparticle that can deliver drugs directly to tumours. (2014/12)
- TAK-733 (MEK inhibitor) excels in tests. (2014/12)
- Using herpes to treat melanoma; also here. (2015/07)
- Triple drug combo shows promise. (2015/07)
- Radiation + immunotherapy combo provokes immune response. (2015/07)
- 3-drug nanotech delivery system shows promise. (2015/12)
- Surgery still has benefits. (2015/12)
- Interleukin-2 + imiquimod. (2015/12)
- The virtual dermatologist. (2016/08)
- Pevonedistat – Another new drug. (2016/11)
- Nanoparticle and Nanodisc drug delivery tried on melanoma.
- Getting the immune system to deliver drugs. (2017/04)
- Mucosal melanoma treatments. (2017/04)
- New treatment for uveal melanoma? (2017/04)
- Boosting cancer defense with sticky nanoparticles. (2017/12)
- Using melanin against melanoma. (2017/12)
- Gut bacteria boost cancer therapy. (2017/12)
- Promising results from new cancer drugs. (2017/12)
- Beta-blockers take on skin cancer. (2017/12)
- Beta blockers boost immunotherapy. (2018/06)
- Good skin bacteria fight cancer – staphylococcus epidermidis. (2018/06)
- Soil-dwelling anti-melanoma microbe. (2018/06)
- An anti-melanoma drug schedule. (2018/06)
- Towards an ultra-personalized treatment for melanoma. (2018/09)
- New combo therapy shows promise. (2018/09)
- Resperine: old drug, new use. (2019/01)
- Effective drug combo for uveal melanoma. (2019/08)
- Possible new combination treatment for melanoma. (2020/10/16)
- 95% of Moh’s surgery patients satisfied with results. (2020/10)
- New approach to boosting immune system. (2020/10)
- Urine test instead of melanoma biopsy? (2020/10)
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Interferon Therapy
- Pros and Cons of Adjuvant Interferon in the Treatment of Melanoma. (2003/06)
- How successful are the interferon trials for melanoma? (2009/09)
- Another melanoma treatment, a kind of immune system booster – Proleukin
- And this is a real twist: blocking interferon-ÿ prevents melanoma from growing tumours in mice. (2011/04)
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Immunotherapy and Vaccines
- Immunotherapy for melanoma Fred Hutchinson Cancer Research Centre in Seattle. (2008/06)
- Researchers cure melanoma Fred Hutchinson Cancer Research Centre in Seattle. (2008/06)
- Melanoma vaccine. (2008/06)
- OncoVEX, a vaccine for melanoma phase III clinical trial. (2010/04)
- SCIB1 vaccine testing looks promising. (2010/05)
- Patient-specific vaccine works Really Well. (2010/09)
- This personalized therapy too, apparently. (2011/04)
- Giving killer T-cells a memory boost – and again. (2011/05)
- Giving killer T-cells a functional boost. (2011/05)
- Using your own cells to cure melanoma. (2011/06)
- Vaccine + Interleukin-2. (2011/06)
- Adoptive immunotherapy using induced pluripotent stem cells. (2011/09)
- Blood stem cells engineered to produce killer T-cells. (2011/12)
- Researchers building melanoma vaccine. (2012/03)
- Anti- PD-1 (MDX-1106, BMS-936558) from Chaotically Precise blog. (2012/06)
- Anti- PD-1 … from Science Daily. (2012/06)
- Anti- PD-1 drugs are all the rage right now. (2012/07)
- Adoptive T-cell transfer therapy with CTX and OX86. (2012/11)
- Adenovirus vaccine transports Flagrp-170 to tumour sites. (2013/02)
- Using cancer against itself. (2013/02)
- Antibody wakes up T-cells. (2013/07)
- Two new Yale U. studies. (2013/07)
- UCLA gives us lambrolizumab. (2013/07)
- PD-1 et. al may be useful for more than just melanoma. (2013/07)
- Phase 1 trial of implantable vaccine. (2013/11)
- GM2/KLH-QS-21 vaccine not very effective. (2013/11)
- Modified tumour cells which produce IL-15 and IL-15Rα used in melanoma vaccine. (2014/05)
- Adoptive T-cell therapy improvements. (2014/09)
- Good results from combo immunotherapy. (2014/09)
- Activated T-cell clinical trial launched. (2015/07)
- Pembrolizumab approved as first-line treatment. (2015/12)
- revolutionary drug. (2016/08)
- extraordinary results. (2016/08)
- tumour-destroying vaccine. (2016/08)
- use of TLR agonists. (2016/08)
- drugs that are AKA checkpoint inhibitors. (2016/08)
- A better understanding of acquired drug resistance. (2016/08)
- Relapsed stem cell recipients benefit from ipilimumab. (2016/08)
- Trial of pembrolizumab – looks good. (2016/08)
- Pembrolizumab works well. (2017/12)
- Radiotherapy may boost immunotherapy. (2018/07)
- Radiotherapy and immunotherapy could improve survival. (2018/07)
- Tests of new anit- PD-1 drug. (2018/09)
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B-RAF targeting drugs (PLX4032 / Vemurafenib, RG7204 / Zelboraf, Dabrafenib)
- Drug Hope for Advanced Melanoma. (2009/06)
- Hope over New Skin Cancer Therapy. (2009/09)
- Melanoma succumbs but only if you have the B-RAF gene mutation. (2010/02)
- Phase I clinical trial study. (2009/05)
- Clinical trials show great results. (2009/11)
- B-RAF gene is a new target for melanoma treatments. (2002/07)
- PLX4032 is a promising example of this approach. (2010/05)
- PLX4032 shows promising pre-clinical activity. (2010/07)
- Not quite PLX4032, but still: Combined B-RAF-targeted and immunotherapy shows promise. (2010/06)
- More successful results from the PLX4032 drug. (2010/08)
- The good news and the bad news, In the Pipeline (2010/11/24)
- Drug Resistance Mechanisms Identified (2010/12)
- How Some Melanoma Tumours Evade Drug Treatment (2010/12)
- Studies Show How Skin Cancer Evades Promising Drug (2010/12)
- For better results combine other drugs with PLX4032 (2011/01); for example, an arthritis drug, leflunomide (2011/04)
- Another B-RAF drug (RG7204) treatment, at least in the UK. (2011/04)
- More combo therapy. (2011/08)
- Vemurafenib (aka Zelboraf, aka PLX 4032) gets FDA approval. (2011/08)
- Zelboraf nearly doubles median survival. (2012/03)
- Dabrafenib, another B-RAF mutation-targeting drug. (2012/06)
- B-RAF combo therapy involving two inhibitor drugs. (2012/11)
- Potential solution to melanoma’s resistance to vemurafenib. (2012/03)
- A change in melanoma metabolism may explain why B-RAF inhibitors lose their potency. (2013/04)
- Taking intermittent breaks from treatment may help prolong effectiveness. (2013/04)
- LEE011 inhibitor reduces e.g. BRAF resistance. (2013/11)
- B-RAF drug resistance reduced using malaria drug. (2014/?)
- New ways to combat BRAF inhibitor drug resistance (2014/09)
- BRAF-positive outcome improvement with SBI-756. (2015/12)
- Understanding B-RAF inhibitor resistance. (2019/04)
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Monoclonal Antibody drugs (incl. Yervoy)
- Ipilimumab hailed as miracle cure; almost. (2010/06)
- A large clinical trial of Ipilimumab seems to bode well in spite of the side effects. (2010/06)
- Ipilimumab on FDA fast track. (2010/09)
- The FDA has approved Yervoy (Ipilimumab). (2011/04)
- Ipilimumab + Vemurafenib (PLX4032) combo: Al Jazeera and BBC reports (2011/06)
- Ipilimumap + anti-angiogenic combo. (2011/06)
- Combo with radiation works well. (2012/03)
- A Yervoy anecdote. (2012/05)
- Expert review of adverse events from the ipi drugs. (2012/08)
- New melanoma drug RG7212 . (2012/11)
- Yervoy approved in Canada. (2013/02)
- Ipilimumab (yervoy) effective up to 10 years. (2013/11)
- Nivolumab (immunotherapy drug) produces lasting melanoma remissions. (2014/05)
- Pembrolizumab wonder drug. More on this from the Beeb. (2014/09)
- Nivolumab doing well in tests. (2014/12)
- Why pembrolizumab works really well, or hardly at all. (2014/12)
- Nivolumab + ipilimumab is a good combo. (2015/12)
- Survival stats for nivolumab – slightly better than ipilimumab. (2016/08)
- Ipilimumab + nivolumab combo. (2016/08)
- Update on ipilimumab – it seems to work. (2016/11)
Cancer in general
- Cancer and Metaphysics
- Six stubborn cancer myths. (2013/11)
- Terminal teenager raises 3 million pounds – sadly he has since died.
- A cancer mis-diagnosis story. (2014/05)
- Group backs coverage for oral cancer drugs – in Canada. (2014/05)
- The inspiration of Stephen Sutton. (2014/09)
- Killing cancer with fever. (2014/09)
- Thank You, Cancer! (2015/07)
- Making peace with cancer, Buddhist-style. (2015/07)
- The Cancer Sell. (2015/12)
- More cancer myths – recommended read! (2017/04)
- Cancer and acidic pH. (2017/04)
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Research, Causes & Risk Factors
- Living with Cancer: Eight Things You Need to Know
- Hannah’s story
- University, a career – and chemo
- Cancer ‘danger receptor’ found
- Enzyme behind cancer spread found
- Cancer and the ‘C’ word
- Those with Down’s Syndrome may have a lower risk of certain types of cancer
- Discovery could ease cancer pain
- Master gene that helps mobilize the immune system
- Key Cancer Spread Gene Found – NRG1
- Breast cancer is more likely to recur in ‘dense’ breasts
- Males can get breast cancer? News to me.
- Four year old girls can, apparently.
- Two genes get blame for nasty brain cancer
- CT scans promote cancer – you can’t win, can you?
- Targeting cancer stem cells in the lab
- Coping with breast cancer
- Ovarian cancer ‘eureka moment‘.
- Male hormone loss due to cancer treatments
- You can do everything right and still be stricken. Bummer.
- Two CBC Ideas programs on screening tests: You Are Pre-Diseased.
- Nanoparticles may help to reduce radiotherapy damage.
- Dogs and cats help cancer research.
- Study shows that palliative care needs improvement.
- Canada is ranked 13 / 14 countries studied for the availability of newer cancer drugs.
- Nutritionist: Drinking too much milk promotes cancer growth
- Drinking too much soda pop promotes pancreatic cancer
- More evils of fructose: cancer promoter.
- Daniel Hillis on Cancering: Listening In On The Body’s Proteomic Conversation.
- The Emperor of All Maladies (2010/11/24)
- Stem cells and their evil twins (2010/11/24)
- Pancreatic cancer may grow for decades (2010/11/24)
- Stromal cells associated with cancer cells inhibit vaccines (2010/11/24)
- Antibody reverses final throes of cancer in mice (2010/11)
- 90% of medical studies are useless – Sturgeon’s Revelation strikes again (2010/12)
- Current publication practices distort science – (PDF) (2011/01)
- Clinical trials & placebo use (2011/01)
- Pain killers may only work if you believe. (2011/04)
- Doctors recommend placebo use. (2011/04)
- Tracing cancer back to its source. (2011/05)
- Novel link between Parkinson’s and cancer. (2011/05)
- Burzynski’s theory of antineoplastons and an opinion of it. (2011/06)
- New theories on cancer mechanisms. (2011/08)
- Survival statistics explained by xkcd. (2011/08)
- Tumours give genetic hints about metastasizing. (2011/08)
- Cancer cells “elbow” their way out of tumours. (2011/08)
- MicroRNAs and nutrient absorption pathways help cancer spread. (2011/08)
- A better understanding of chemo resistance. (2011/08)
- Contact allergies help immune system recognise cancer. (2011/08)
- Fatty acids interfere with chemotherapy. (2012/01)
- There will be an app for that. (2012/02)
- The Germ Theory of Cancer. (2012/03)
- Gene critical to lung cancer spreading. (2012/05)
- CD47 antibodies: One Drug to Shrink All Tumors? (2012/05)
- Crowd sourcing a cure. (2012/11)
- Growing cancer in the lab. (2012/11)
- Another study on Parkinson’s Disease and certain cancers. (2012/11)
- Children ‘need more teaching on cancer causes’. (2013/02)
- Pioneering cancer treatment’s struggle for survival – immunotherapy research hit by wobbly economy. (2013/02)
- Cancer Networks: A general theoretical and computational framework for understanding cancer. (2013/02)
- Physics not biology may be key to beating cancer. (2013/02)
- Protein that helps cancer spread has been identified. (2013/02)
- Viral causes of cancer. (2013/02)
- Non-melanoma skin cancer may predict increased risk of other forms of cancer. (2012/04)
- Urine odour test for bladder cancer. (2013/07)
- Better prostate cancer screening. (2013/07)
- White blood cells help spread cancer in mice. (2013/07)
- Cancers don’t sleep. (2013/07)
- The Burzynski Cure: BBC Panorama report. (2013/07)
- The Cancer Villages of Turkey. (2013/07)
- Just 21 types of DNA damage in 97% of cancer cells. (2013/08)
- Using forensic techniques to track cancer spread. (2013/08)
- Rapid evolution of tumours may be their Achilles’ heel. (2013/11)
- Chinese medicine slows cancer spread. (2013/11)
- Another documentary on Burzinsky. (2013/11)
- There is diversity in a single tumour. (2014/02)
- T-cell activation marker found. (2014/02)
- Prostate cancer shape-changer stem cells. (2014/02)
- Vitamin D supplements not-so anti-cancer? And again. (2014/02)
- Many lung cancer tumours are harmless. (2014/02)
- Identification of key genes may simplify cancer research. (2014/02)
- How two interacting genes can kill cancer cells. (2014/02)
- Nano-particle “sticky balls” to help slow cancer progress. (2014/02)
- There are two types of breast cancer stem cells. (2014/02)
- The IMPACT program. (2014/09)
- Cat poop for cancer? (2014/09)
- Bromodomain inhibitors look promising. (2014/09)
- A better tumour-targeting agent. (2014/09)
- Selenium helps prevent immune system burnout. (2014/12)
- Researchers map paths to cancer drug resistance. (2014/12)
- Wound healing influences cancer. (2015/07)
- Using nano particles to heat tumour, provoke immune response. (2015/07)
- Cancer may accelerate with anti-oxidants. (2015/12)
- Turning off Ras inhibits glioblastoma and also melanoma. (2015/12)
- Soften up cancers before heavy-hitting. (2015/12)
- Nicotinamide (Vit. B3) cuts risk of skin cancer. (2015/12)
- Brain cancer study shocks scientists. (2015/12)
- CD4+ > CD8+ T-cells. (2015/12)
- Brazlian wasp venom kills cancer cells. (2015/12)
- Putting the brakes on cancer. (2015/12)
- Research into natural cancer remedy. (2016/08)
- Novodalin B17 warning from Health Canada. (2016/08)
- There’s a lot of bad luck involved in getting cancer. (2016/08)
- New approach to studying drug resistance. (2016/08)
- Watching a cancer develop from it’s first cell. (2016/08)
- An essay on Terror Cells. (2016/08)
- Insights into pancreatic cancer sub-types. (2016/08)
- Acid attack on T-cells. (2016/08)
- SCS macrophages are your friend. (2016/08)
- Dendritic cells produce CTLA-4. (2016/08)
- Sneaking past the immune system. (2016/08)
- A universal cancer vaccine? (2016/08)
- Biglycan – an unlikely sounding key to metastasis. (2016/08)
- A broad cancer vaccine may not be possible. (2017/04)
- Cancer ‘vaccine’ eliminates tumours in mice. (2018/06)
- Two step process leads to immortal cells. (2018/06)
- Alternative cancer therapies linked to reduced survival. (2018/07)
- Discovery unlocks secrets behind cancer drug resistance. (2018/07)
- Harnessing hair loss gene to improve immunotherapy. (2018/07)
- Alternative cancer therapies linked to reduced survival. (2018/07)
- Cancer cells send out ‘drones’… . (2018/08)
- New way to activate immune system. (2019/01)
- Nanoparticle target ‘bad’ immune cells. (2019/01)
- B cells help T cells. (2019/09)
- Landmark study to transform cancer treatment. (2020/10)
- The gut microbiome connection. (2020/10)
- How tumour cells evade immune defenses. (2020/10)
- DNA-based nanotech in the cancer fight. (2020/10)
- How cancer spreads through the lymph system. (2020/10)
- How cancer spreads through blood vessels. (2020/10)
- New bait for the immune system. (2020/10)
- Genetic inheritance really does matter. (2020/10)
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Trials & Treatments
- Gene-altering lifestyle slows cancer
- The Gift of Frankincense
- Changes in prostate gene expression in men undergoing an intensive nutrition and lifestyle intervention (PDF)
- Vitamin C: Cancer patients’ friend or foe?
- The right time for cancer treatment
- A Nose for Cancer Surgery
- Eat healthily to ward off cancer
- Psychologic intervention improves survival for breast cancer patients
- Nano-treatment to torpedo cancer
- PSA test studies
- Pancreatic cancer therapy ‘hope’
- Statins link to healthy prostate
- More evidence in favour of statins for your prostate.
- Over-40s may benefit from aspirin
- Animal fats and pancreatic cancer
- Grill Healthy to reduce cancer risk
- Hospital offers same-day cancer diagnosis
- Quick test for prostate cancer
- A new, improved prostate cancer test (2011/04)
- Cancer: shock breakthrough – ipilimumab drug
- New cancer drug ‘shows promise’ – olaparib drug
- Drug enhances power of vaccines – rapamycin
- Virus connected with prostate cancer
- BC Breast Cancer Breakthrough, BC Research…, Canadian Uncover the Cancer Map
- Paxil inhibits tamoxifen in breast cancer treatments
- Vitamin D – (see also Health in General section, below)
- Vitamin D again – doctors start to include it in their treatment programs
- Yet more vitamin D – you need about 1,100 IU daily to fight cancer
- Vitamin D fights breast cancer. (2011/08)
- Folic acid (vitamin B) may increase cancer risk
- Another promising approach to reducing tumours – in mice
- Wild mushroom cancer drug – cordycepin
- Beta-blockers cut cancer spread (see also: Low Stress Diet)
- Gene error can disrupt tamoxifen treatment of breast cancer
- A gene has been discovered that may trigger an aggressive form of breast cancer.
- A single dose of radiation during breast cancer surgery is just as effective as a longer course of radiotherapy.
- Potential therapeutic target for brain cancer
- Radiotherapy may be more effective if the POLQ gene is suppressed
- lincRNAs may turn off tumour suppressing genes
- In the UK patients are being offered cancer treatment guided by genetic tests
- A new way to destroy cancer cells: the chemotherapy bomb.
- Generic drug dichloroacetate (aka DCA) stunts brain tumours
- More on DCA: cancer’s sweet tooth.
- Generic drug metformin hydrochloride seem to be quite effective against some cancers.
- Urine test for prostate cancer getting close.
- One-off prostate cancer test proposed for 60-year-olds.
- More evidence in favour of statins for your prostate.
- Over-40s may benefit from aspirin
- Animal fats and pancreatic cancer
- Grill Healthy to reduce cancer risk
- Hospital offers same-day cancer diagnosis
- Quick test for prostate cancer
- A new, improved prostate cancer test (2011/04)
- Vitamin D fights breast cancer. (2011/08)
- Radiation + hormone therapy helps prostate cancer survival, BBC (2010/11/24)
- Radiation pill effective against prostate cancer. (2011/09)
- Long term statin use does not raise cancer risk, Science Daily (2010/11/24)
- Delivering drugs to the brain is getting easier with nanoparticles, BBC health (2010/11/24)
- Aspirin link to lower cancer rates (2010/12)
- Aspririn again…. (2011/08)
- The right dose of Vitamin D (2010/12)
- Alkaline diets are useless. (2011/04)
- Malaria drug helps control advanced cancer. (2011/05)
- Anti-angiogenics work better with BH3 mimetics. (2011/06)
- Human vaccine cures prostate cancer in mice. (2011/08)
- Treatment for intractable advanced prostate cancer. (2011/08)
- Exercise improves cancer outcomes. (2011/08)
- Anti-cancer virus shows promise, also noted here. (2011/08)
- Another anti-cancer virus. (2011/09)
- Soil bacterium fights cancer. (2011/09)
- Autumn Crocus fights cancer. (2011/09)
- This year’s report on progress in cancer treatment. (2011/12)
- Alternative therapy: PDT. (2011/12)
- A Swiss Army Knife for cancer treatment? (2011/12)
- Avastin prolongs lives of ovarian cancer patients. (2012/01)
- Nanotubes take aim at breast cancer stem cells. (2012/03)
- Radiation treatment make generate breast cancer stem cells. (2012/03)
- Dandelion tea as a cancer treatment? (2012/03)
- DiChloroAcetate (DCA) may be useful cancer treatment. (2012/03)
- Cancer stem cell vaccine shows promise. (2012/05)
- Dandelion tea vs. cancer. (2012/05)
- NSAIDS fight cancer from CBC. (2012/06)
- NSAIDS fight cancer from Science Daily. (2012/06)
- Turmeric vs. cancer. (2012/06)
- Rose Hips vs. cancer. (2012/06)
- New York Times series on genetically-targeted cancer treatments (via BoingBoing. 2012/08)
- Elegant new combo drug delivery scheme. (2012/08)
- Grapefruit juice may cut chemo costs. (2012/08)
- Treating healthy cells around tumour may be a Good Idea. (2012/08)
- Ancient Chinese medicine combats cancer. (2012/08)
- Experimental glioblastoma vaccine seems effective. (2012/08)
- When is a new drug too expensive?. (2012/08)
- US teen invents new cancer test using Google. (2012/08)
- The Five Most Promising New Cancer Treatments. (2012/11)
- A chemo bath for the liver. (2012/11)
- More studies indicate that cancer has stem cells. (2012/11)
- A nano-particle drug delivery combo scheme. (2012/11)
- Cancer cells executed by magnet – … and metal nanoparticles. (2013/02)
- New Technique Could Make Cell-Based Immune Therapies for Cancer Safer and More Effective – T-cells that look for two antigens. (2013/02)
- Trojan-horse therapy ‘completely eliminates’ cancer in mice – white blood cells deliver virus payload to tumours. (2013/02)
- Stem Cell Technology Could Help Harness Patients’ Own Immune Cells to Fight Disease. (2013/02)
- Cancer-Specific Killer T Cells Created from Induced Pluripotent Stem Cells (iPSC). (2013/02)
- Immune system ‘booster’ may hit cancer. (2013/02)
- Positive spin and bias in breast cancer trials uncovered – more on suppression of drug trial results. (2013/02)
- Breath test may reveal the presence of stomach cancer. (2013/04)
- A cure for leukaemia, perhaps? (2013/04)
- Targeted viral therapy for breast cancer. (2013/07)
- Radioactive bacteria nuke pancreatic cancer in mice. (2013/07)
- Fatty Acids vs. Cancer. (2013/08)
- Regulating regulatory T-cells. (2013/08)
- Smart knife helps cancer surgery. (2013/08)
- Fiddling with Treg cells to boost immune system. (2013/11)
- Reservatrol softens up cancer cells. Found in grapes & red wine. (2013/11)
- Exercise helps beat breast cancer. (2013/11)
- Exercise helps beat breast cancer – again. (2013/11)
- T-cell gene therapy shows good results. (2014/02)
- Anti-fungal drugs for brain shrink tumours. (2014/02)
- More success with combo cancer treatments. (2014/02)
- Mekinist (trametinib) + Tafinlar (dabrafenib) combo gets FDA nod. (2014/02)
- Nanofibres lure cancer cells to their death. (2014/05)
- Taking the brakes off Natural Killer cells. (2014/05)
- Magnetic nano particles help train immune system. (2014/05)
- Immune system training by cooking the tumours from within. (2014/05)
- Slowing cancer by inhibiting TGF-β protein. (2014/05)
- Inhibiting MTH1 enzyme may treat cancer in general. (2014/05)
- New immunotherapy drug trial: ID-G305. (2014/05)
- Immunotherapy boost from the thymus gland. (2014/05)
- More evidence in favour of immnotherapy. (2014/09)
- Making cancer vulnerable to treatment. (2014/09)
- Arresting cancer as it spreads. (2014/12)
- Anti-STAT3 therapy may be highly promising. (2014/12)
- Personalized anti-cancer vaccines are coming. (2014/12)
- Melanoma B-RAF drugs may benefit lung cancer patients. (2015/07)
- Laser technology makes cancer surgery more precise. (2015/07)
- Rick Simpson – cure your own cancer. (2015/12) NB I don’t advocate this approach!
- Making radiotherapy more effective. (2015/12)
- Gene therapy kills prostate cancer. (2015/12)
- Implant ‘traps’ cancer cells. (2015/12)
- An HIV drug that may reduce cancer drug resistance. (2016/08)
- A kinder, gentler, more effective chemo regime. (2016/08)
- Targeted therapy may have T-cell suppression side-effect. (2016/08)
- Personalized vaccine yields long survival. (2016/08)
- CRISPR cancer trial to start soon. (2016/08)
- Living drug cancer therapy approved. (2017/12)
- Chronic Lymphocytic Leukaemia ‘cure’ looks hopeful. (2018/06)
- Gut micro-biome affects imunnotherapy. (2018/06)
- Long-lasting cancer immunity using T-cells. (2019/10)
- CAR-T therapy improvements. (2019/10)
- Revolutionary new drug for prostate cancer. (2019/10)
- Skin patch medicine. (2019/09)
- A 10-minute universal cancer test. (2018/12)
- FDA approves precision cancer drug. (2018/11)
- Immunotherapy for treatment-resistant lymphoma. (2019/08)
- Turbocharging natural killer cells to fight cancer. (2019/09)
It’s All In the Mind
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Coping with Life
- Prayer definitely works
- Prayer definitely does not work
- Prayer study overview
- The placebo effect
- Head fake: How Prozac sent the science of depression in the wrong direction
- Study: Breast Cancer and Positive Thinking
- Blogging – It’s good for you
- Don’t worry, Woody: anxiety is in the genes, study finds
- Online mindfulness workshop
- If you’re happy and you know it…
- Keep your head
- This is Your Brain on Bliss
- Stress and Immunity
- Relax and live longer
- Using your mind to slow the ageing process
- Are bad sleeping habits driving us mad?
- Tumours may actively contribute to depression
- Anxiety sufferers may require help
- Depression reduces your chances of surviving cancer
- Social Isolation may worsen cancer
- When mind attacks body
- Processed Food linked to depression
- Christmas Stress can make you sick
- SSRIs may Not be the Best Treatment
- Depression’s Upside – it’s just possible rumination may have survival value
- Positive thinking myths
- Stress hormones can promote cancer growth: please remain calm….
- OTOH, mice under stress fight off cancer better.
- An interview with the author of Manufacturing Depression
- Depression may predict dementia.
- Having good friends and good relationships promotes better health and longevity.
- Magic mushrooms may ease cancer anxiety.
- Prof. Ellen Langer and the Mindfulness Chronicles.
- Many programmers have bad sleep habits, The Register (2010/11/24)
- Depression’s Upside – it’s just possible rumination may have survival value
- Positive thinking myths
- Stress hormones can promote cancer growth: please remain calm….
- Stress: public enemy #1?, Globe & Mail (2010/11/24)
- OTOH, mice under stress fight off cancer better.
- An interview with the author of Manufacturing Depression
- A new protein target (MKP-1) for antidepressants may make them more effective, New Scientist (2010/11/24)
- Antidepressants give you a soft heart, New Scientist (2010/11/24)
- MAP kinase signaling in behavioral models of depression US NIH (2010/11/24)
- A wandering mind is an unhappy one, Globe & Mail (2010/11/24)
- We spend so much time daydreaming, BBC (2010/11/24)
- Six ways to boost your brain including mindful meditation, New Scientist (2010/11/24)
- High self-esteem is good for you, New Scientist (2010/11/24)
- An inspiring video about Alice (2010/11/24)
- An inspiring video about Donna (2010/12)
- Mindfulness helps cope with stress (2011/01)
- Try something quietly profound (2011/01)
- More evidence in favour of meditation and a related, short Beeb video (2011/04)
- Bad advice: “Don’t think about it” (2011/01)
- Practicing self-restraint is not always a good thing. (2011/04)
- Brains of Buddhist monks scanned. (2011/05)
- Natural optimism or willful ignorance? (2011/11)
- Understanding mindfulness. (2011/11)
- Pain reduction through meditation. (2011/11)
- MBSR helps breast cancer survivors. (2012/01)
- Why some people don’t get depressed. (2012/02)
- Meditation Improves Emotional Behaviors in Teachers. (2012/03)
- Evidence builds that meditation strengthens the brain. (2012/03)
- Eleven Things not to say to someone with depression. (2012/07)
- Finding the right styleof meditation for you. (2012/07)
- Evidence supports mindfulness-based practices. (2012/08)
- Meditation reduces loneliness in older adults. (2012/08) (more about this here)
- The persistent benefits of meditation. (2012/11)
- Canada supports a global effort to improve mental health. (2012/11)
- Mental illness is a more serious problem than cancer by some metrics. (2012/11)
- S-ART: a new framework to underpin mindfulness. (2012/11)
- Serotonin does more than control depression. (2012/11)
- How happiness changes with age. (2013/02)
- Meditation for pain relief gains respect from doctors. (2013/02)
- Overcoming Anxiety: Moving from Fear to Presence. (2013/02)
- New drug lifts hard-to-treat depression in hours. (2013/02)
- New generation of antidepressants in the works. (2013/02)
- A neurophysiological framework to explain how meditation benefits us. (2013/02)
- Thoughts on accepting pain. (2013/02)
- Raptitude comments on the benefits of optimism. (2013/02)
- Better living through mindfulness. (2013/04)
- Control your body temperature, improve your exam results, and generally heal yourself through meditation. (2013/04)
- Meditation boosts genes that promote good health. (2013/07)
- Cultivating relaxation is good too. (2013/07)
- Can we make ourselves happier? It helps to have social connections. (2013/07)
- Activate your Anterior Cingulate Cortex. (2013/07)
- The religious experience of science. (2013/07)
- Adverse effects of meditation according to Livestrong and Wikipedia. (2012/08)
- Alter your mood with ultrasound. (2013/08)
- Gardening helps lift depression. (2013/08)
- Mindfulness reduces teacher stress. (2013/11)
- A new understanding of depression. (2013/11)
- Genetic underpinning for depression? (2013/11)
- Bacterial underpinning for depression? (2013/11)
- Meditation may help slow Alzheimer’s progression. (2014/02)
- David Cain on Acceptance. (2014/02)
- Dr. C on Chemotherapy is Like War and Thinking About Death. (2014/02)
- Spirituality thickens brain cortex which helps prevent depression. (2014/02)
- Why everyone seems to have cancer. (2014/02)
- Grass and trees are good for you. (2014/02)
- Meditation changes your chemistry. (2014/02)
- More evidence that exercise is medicine for what ails you. (2014/02)
- Why poor people make poor decisions – MUST read! (2014/02)
- Dealing with a lifetime of extreme anxiety – sounds awful. (2014/05)
- Scientists inhibit formation of fearful memories – in mice. (2014/05)
- Mindfulness-Based Stress Reduction helps nurses. (2014/05)
- Meditation helps teens with cancer – a clinical trial. (2014/05)
- Ketamine is an exciting new treatment for depression – party on! (2014/05)
- Work out in a garden gym, for best results. (2014/05)
- All you need is 25 minutes of meditation. (2014/09)
- Good for more than just your mind – diabetes, heart, etc.. (2014/09)
- Meditation and support groups are physically helpful. (2014/12)
- MORE program helps drug addicts. (2014/12)
- The Age of Anxiety, and treatments that may help. (2015/07)
- Research into therapeutic meditation. (2015/07)
- HuffPo Gratitude. (2015/07)
- Managing pain with the power of the mind. (2015/07)
- Shinzen Young (2015/12)
- Mindfulness helps those with inflammatory bowel diseases. (2015/12)
- New research into how meditation changes the brain. (2016/08)
- Meditation provides opioid-like pain relief – don’t expect miracles, though. (2016/08)
- To believe, or not to believe. (2016/08)
- Mushrooms work magic on depression. (2016/08)
- Prozac weakens your bones – maybe it’s not all in the mind. (2016/11)
- Retreats are good for the brain. (2017/04)
- Optimism helps you live longer. (2017/04)
- Religious Experiences and Epilepsy. (2017/04)
- New treatment for severe depression. (2018/11)
- Mindfulness reduces pain. (2018/09)
- Meditation reduces stress. (2018/07)
- ASMR may actually work. (2018/07)
- New treatment for severe depression. (2018/11)
- I am not a ‘fighter’ because I survived cncer at 19. (2019/08)
- 25% of meditators have unpleasant experiences. (2019/05)
- Poor mental health = poor cancer prognosis. (2019/03)
- Meditation benefits your heart. (2020/10)
- Too much negative thinking linked to dementia. (2020/10)
- Atheists sleep better than some. (2020/10)
- Your brain on barbells – strength training relieves depression. (2020/10)
- Living with depression. (2020/10)
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Coping with Death
- Facing a diagnosis of terminal cancer
- Plan for a good death.
- Gently into the good night
- Assisted Suicide Debate
- The continuing Assisted Suicide Debate.
- Give Up Hope and feel better
- We want to choose when and how we go (2010/12)
- Palliative care video; also covered in CBC’s Public Health, Private Lives article (2010/12)
- Losing cancer friends (2011/05)
- The right to assisted suicide comes a little closer in Canada. (2012/07)
- Wilko Johnson: ‘Terminal cancer has made me feel alive’ – former Dr. Feelgood guitarist. (2013/02)
- Legalization of assisted suicide inching closer? (2013/11)
- Survival against the odds (video). (2014/02)
- Survivor of “terminal” breast cancer has “a lot of living to do” (2014/05)
- Talking about Death. (2014/05)
- Assisted dying law enacted in Canada. (2016/03)
- How to die well. (2017/04)
- Magic mushrooms ease cancer anxiety – hallucinogens are not all bad. (2017/04)
Humour
- Lab reports and CAT scans
- Sex ed. in fin de siecle Britain
- Has breast cancer awareness got a bit weird?
- A teen’s reaction to her cancer (2010/12)
- Positive attitude (2010/12)
- A cure for basically everything (video). (2014/02)
Health in general
- Best in small doses – optimal dosages are not always maximum dosages
- Something for the pain – outdated drugs laws are hurting people
- Condition Critical – the crisis facing American health care
- Aubrey de Grey – TED talk on extreme longevity
- Complete Retirement – it may not be such a good idea
- Green Spaces – they may improve health
- Aspirin – only for the sick
- Widespread Vitamin-D deficiency – among Canadians, anyway
- Vitamin-D efficacy studies – does it live up to the hype?
- Chocolate helps the heart – but a little goes a long way
- Your heart may benefit from a little dark chocolate. Not too much, mind.
- Happiness helps the heart
- Beware of choco-therapy for depression
- Grumpy people get more heart attacks than the more mellow among us.
- Moderate wine consumption may make you smarter.
- Comics put patients in the picture.
- We should still be checking on the drugs after they are approved, Globe & Mail (2010/11/24)
- Finally, some progress on a cure for the common cold, BBC health (2010/11/24)
- Apparently zinc works quite well for colds, too. (2011/04)
- Top 25 foods for longevity – no burgers, but no beets either (2011/01)
- Doctors are inclined to gamble on their own treatments (2011/05)
- Foods to boost your immune system. (2011/08)
- Normal: rapid heartbeat in the morning. (2011/12)
- MacLeans talks about The End of Illness. (2012/02)
- Exercise can lead to female orgasm…. (2012/03)
- Optimism called “heart healthy”. (2012/05)
- Nanostars vs. cancer. (2012/05)
- Retune your Immune System. (2012/07)
- Medical marijuana may soon have no “high” left at all. (2012/07)
- Regular medical checkups do not prolong your life. (2012/11)
- Ben Goldacre blogs on the publishing of all drug trial data, and his TED talk on the same subject. (2012/11)
- The efficacy of Tamiflu is being questioned. (2012/11)
- Marijuana lite from Israel. (2012/11)
- Holistic medicine: an ancient Chinese secret. (2012/11)
- Pain relief: morphine vs. black mamba venom. (2012/11)
- Cannabis can make patients ‘less bothered by pain’. (2013/02)
- Potential of Psilocybin to Alleviate Psychological and Spiritual Distress in Cancer Patients Is Revealed. (2013/02)
- Gut instincts: The secrets of your second brain – your gut thinks it is quite complicated. (2013/02)
- Inflammatory Bowel Disease and ‘bad’ bacteria. (2013/02)
- Food and drink industries cherry-pick their published research. (2013/02)
- More heavyweights sign on to the alltrials.net petition. (2013/02)
- Antioxidants may not be so good for you. (2013/04)
- Aptuit scientist faking his research data. (2013/04)
- The irony of Popeye’s diet. (2013/07)
- Migraine brains are different. That doesn’t necessarily mean damaged. (2013/11)
- Exercise as good as medication in some cases. (2013/11)
- Pain management is not a priority for many doctors. (2013/11)
- Gut feelings: how your gut influences your mood. (2014/09)
- More vitamin-D is good for you. (2015/07)
- Think Positive. (2015/07)
- Homeopathy – BBC Horizon followup. (2015/12)
- Ultimate power meal killer recipe. (2015/12)
- Quackwatch. (2015/12)
- Alltrials.net (2015/12)
- Keeping Canada Alive – CBC video stories from the health care field (2015/12)
- Force release of hidden drug data – CBS news (2015/12)
- 2015 was a good year for medicine. (2016/01)
- Vitamin-D Q&A. (2016/08)
- An Alternative Therapy failure. (2016/11)
- Childhood inflammation and bi-polar link? (2016/11)
- Interval Training. (2017/04)
- Regulating homeopathy. (2017/04)
- Health funding appeals need evidence too. (2017/04)
- Clinical trials and deception. (2017/04)
- Gene therapy eases Parkinson’s. (2018/12)
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