ComboMATCH Precision Medicine Clinical Trials

A LARGE PRECISION MEDICINE CANCER INITIATIVE TO TEST THE EFFECTIVENESS OF TREATING ADULTS AND CHILDREN WITH NEW DRUG COMBINATIONS THAT TARGET SPECIFIC CANCEROUS TUMOR ALTERATIONS HAS LAUNCHED. KNOWN AS THE COMBINATION THERAPY PLATFORM TRIAL WITH MOLECULAR ANALYSIS FOR THERAPY CHOICE – OR ComboMATCH FOR SHORT -- THE INITIATIVE IS THE LARGEST OF ITS KIND TO TEST COMBINATIONS OF CANCER DRUGS GUIDED BY TUMOR BIOLOGY. DR. JEFFREY MOSCOW IN THE N-C-I’S DIVISION OF CANCER TREATMENT AND DIAGNOSIS SAYS THAT THE ENDEAVOR AIMS TO IDENTIFY PROMISING TREATMENTS THAT CAN ADVANCE TO LARGER, MORE DEFINITIVE CLINICAL TRIALS OUTSIDE OF COMBOMATCH.

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Sunscreen Application Tips

If you are celebrating the 4th of July in the sunshine like we are, make sure you remember to protect your skin from the Sun's harmful UVA and UVB rays to help reduce your risk of the most common cancer in the United States, skin cancer. In addition to physical shade and covering your skin, sunscreen is an important aspect of sun protection.

Here are some sunscreen tips:

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Having Skin Cancer on Maui or in Hawaii: Melanoma and Other Skin Cancers treatment & Research

Much progress has been made in treating people with melanoma that has spread in their bodies (metastatic melanoma). Yet many people still don't benefit from the newest drugs, and others may relapse after initially successful treatment. In this blog we will cover treatments and research being done in melanoma and other skin cancers.

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