Melanoma
The health risk that young people do not know
More cases of melanoma are being diagnosed at relatively young ages. The explanation is not a sudden biological change in the population, but rather a combination of several factors.
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TAU discovers breakthough mechanism for treating deadliest type of skin cancer
Cancers hurt, starve themselves to trick immune system, new study finds
To avoid the immune system, melanoma breaks down the amino acid tryptophan, stopping cells from properly functioning, but the cancer cells are able to do so despite lacking tryptophan themselves.
Tel Aviv University attempts to treat skin cancer with nanotechnology
Their findings were published in the August 2020 issue of 'Advanced Therapeutics' as the cover article.
![Cancer cells [illustrative]](https://images.jpost.com/image/upload/f_auto,fl_lossy/q_auto/c_fill,g_faces:center,h_194,w_290/434955 "Cancer cells [illustrative]")
Israeli scientists take leap toward understanding why skin cancer spreads
Melanomas are a form of aggressive skin cancer. The scientists say that they have made a first and important step in developing novel treatments and eventually a cure.
Head and neck melanomas increasing, especially among boys and young men
Older age, male gender and non-Hispanic white race/ethnicity were all associated with an increased incidence of head and neck melanoma.
Fat cells can trigger melanoma, says TAU study
When fat cells were removed from the melanoma in laboratory tests, the cancer cells "calmed down and stopped migrating."
