How UV Radiation Triggers Melanoma

Links shared publicly online about this topic.

523
total visits

How UV Radiation Triggers Melanoma

A protein that immune cells use to communicate with each other is involved in the development of melanoma, a new study shows. The findings suggest a new potential target for treating this aggressive skin cancer.

View full resource at nih.gov

Tags: Cancer, Skin Cancer, Melanoma, Protein, Healthy Living, Radiation

Most Recently Shared on February 7, 2011 at 8:00 pm By:

KQED Public Radio

RT @NIHforHealth: How #UV Radiation Triggers #Melanoma http://bit.ly/gUjUdn #health

1 year ago...

Retweet

Favorite

Also Shared By:

NIH for Health

Baby’s Sun Exposure Could Mean Cancer Later | The Kid's Doctor: Your Partner in Parenting

kidsdr.com — “A new review says that skin changes due to sun exposure in babies may put them at risk of skin cancers such as melanoma in adulthood, noting that babies are more prone to the damaging effects of UV radiation to the skin cells.” View full resource at kidsdr.com

Most Recently Shared on August 5, 2011 at 1:10 am By:

The Kid's Doctor Physician, Doctor, and Pediatrician

Your baby's sun exposure could mean cancer later in life. http://tinyurl.com/3j47tnw

10 months ago...

Retweet

Favorite

NIH study in mice uncovers pathway critical for UV-induced melanoma, January 19, 2011 News Release - National Institutes of Health (NIH)

nih.gov — “Scientists have made an unanticipated discovery in mice that interferon-gamma, a type of protein primarily used by the immune system for intercellular communication, acts as a promoter for the deadly form of skin cancer known as melanoma. This finding resulted from a series of experiments designed to understand how solar ultraviolet (UV) radiation causes melanoma. The results of this study suggest that interferon-gamma, which has been thought to contribute to an innate defense system against can” View full resource at nih.gov