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BRCA Experts Rally to Research DNA Repair for Better Breast, Ovarian and Other Cancer Treatments
A diverse team of BRCA gene experts work together to unlock the secrets of DNA repair and develop better breast, ovarian and other cancer treatments.
16 May 2022
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Yale study finds ‘hyperhotspots’ that could predict skin cancer risk
New research by Yale Cancer Center scientists reports the discovery of “hyperhotspots” in the human genome, locations that are up to 170-times more sensitive to ultraviolet radiation (UV) from sunlight compared to the genome average.
12 Nov 2019
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Douglas E. Brash, PhD receives the Yale Cancer Center Basic Science Research Prize
Douglas E. Brash, PhD received the Yale Cancer Center Basic Science Research Prize at Yale Cancer Center's annual Conclave.
24 Nov 2015
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Shedding light on skin cancer
With a lifetime risk of 20 percent among Americans, skin cancer is the most prevalent form of cancer. Exposure to UV light accounts for the majority of skin cancers.
15 Jun 2015
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Sun Damage Occurs Even after Sunset
We’ve been underestimating the amount of UV damage that the sun or sun beds are causing because we measure it immediately after exposure. In fact, over half of a person’s DNA damage arises in the car on the way home from the beach.
1 Jun 2015
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Skin Cancer Investigation Reveals Your Face Is Teeming With Mutant Clones
The skin on your face is a roiling, competitive mix of mutant cells, even if you don’t have skin cancer. A group of scientists from Belgium and the UK examined “healthy” skin taken from four middle-aged people who were getting cosmetic surgery to tighten their eyelids.
Source: Forbes
22 May 2015
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UV exposure keeps damaging skin after sunset
Significant ultraviolet radiation damage to skin can still occur hours after its exposure to sunlight, scientific researchers have determined.
Source: Yahoo News
19 Feb 2015
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Sunlight continues to damage skin in the dark
Much of the damage that ultraviolet radiation (UV) does to skin occurs hours after sun exposure, a team of Yale-led researchers concluded in a study that was published online Feb. 19 by the journal Science.
18 Feb 2015
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Exposure to sun poses risk of skin cancer even in the dark, study finds
Damage to skin cells continues for hours after spending time in the sun, according to research that uncovers a new link between sun exposure and cancer. The discovery that some of the most serious damage to skin cells may be occurring in the dark raises the prospect of new “evening after” lotions that would help limit the effect and reduce the risk of skin cancer.
Source: The Guardian
18 Feb 2015
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01 FN: Douglas E. Brash
Douglas E. Brash, Ph.
27 May 2014
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Skin cancer researcher awarded photobiology medal
Douglas E. Brash, professor of therapeutic radiology, will be awarded the 2014 Finsen Medal of the International Union of Photobiology. The medal, recognizing lifetime achievement in photobiology, is presented every five years by the IUP Congress. It commemorates Niels R. Finsen, recipient of the 1903 Nobel Prize in Physiology or Medicine for his studies on phototherapy of cutaneous tuberculosis. Brash’s laboratory has elucidated many of the steps through which sunlight causes skin cancer.
Source: Yale News
14 May 2014
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Killing Cancer’s Seeds
Hope crushed can be a terrible thing. Oncologist Alessandro D.
21 May 2013
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Chromosome’s Guardians Susceptible to UV Radiation, Yale Scientists Find
The molecular caps at the ends of chromosomes that protect humans against cancer and premature cellular aging show a surprising inability to protect themselves against ultraviolet radiation, a new Yale School of Medicine study has found.
29 Apr 2010
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New Evidence Supports Century-Old Theory of Cancer Spread
A Yale School of Medicine study in the December issue of The Lancet Oncology challenges mainstream oncology researchers to consider tumor cell hybridization with white blood cells as a major reason that cancer metastasizes or spreads to other parts of the body.
29 Nov 2005
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Melanin can be good, or bad
It’s common knowledge that blondes and redheads need more protection from the sun to prevent skin cancer, but a Yale scientist may have discovered why. The culprit may be the melanin in the follicles of light-colored skin, Douglas E.
15 Apr 2005
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Melanin Makes Skin Vulnerable to Harmful Ultraviolet Rays
Blondes and redheads not only are more susceptible to skin cancer, but the source of their skin and hair pigmentation, melanin, actually magnifies the damaging effects of ultraviolet (UV) rays, according to a study published online this week in the Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences.
13 Oct 2004