Archive for November, 2009

Basal Cell And Squamous Cell Carcinoma
Basal Cell And Squamous Cell Carcinoma
The two most prevalent forms of skin cancer are basal cell carcinoma and squamous cell carcinoma occasionally referred to as non-melanoma skin cancer are carcinomas that originate in the cells lining or covering an organ. Accounting for 90% and above skin cancers cases noted in the United States, Basal cell carcinoma is the most widespread form of skin cancers. Usually, it starts as a gradual-proliferating cancer that rarely ever metastasizes. Squamous cell carcinoma also seldom spread to other body parts, however is known to do so more regularly as compared to basal cell carcinoma. It is crucial that skin cancers are promptly detected and treated as they have a tendency of invading and obliterating adjacent tissues. Recipients of organ transplant are known to face a sixty-five –fold elevated  [...]

November 2nd, 2009 | Skin Cancer
The Naked Mole Rats – The Promising Harbingers Of Cancer Cure
The Naked Mole Rats – The Promising Harbingers Of Cancer Cure
Dubbed the naked mole rats, these gross creatures have been observed to never be inflicted with cancer. Researchers deem that they have finally broken the covert code to their resistance and are carry out studies on these rodents to duplicate its deterrence technique in human beings. In spite of a 3-decade old existence that offers plenty of time for the cells to turn malignant, a small-sized rodent known as the naked mole rat has never been detected with cancer – and currently naturalists from the University of Rochester believe they recognize why this is occurring. Naked mole rats are weird, hideous, almost bald, mouse-resembling creatures living in underground communes. In contrast to any other mammalian form, these communes comprise of queens and worker colonies, more alike the bees than  [...]

November 2nd, 2009 | News