immune system and cancer

Do Tattoos Increase Your Risk of Melanoma? Large Studies Find a Surprising Link
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Do Tattoos Increase Your Risk of Melanoma? Large Studies Find a Surprising Link

Tattoos have moved far beyond subculture. Roughly one in five people in Sweden now has at least one tattoo, and among women under 40, that figure exceeds 40 percent. Globally, tattooing has grown into one of the most common forms of body modification, with most people getting their first tattoo between the ages of 18…

When Gene Therapy Opens New Doors for Patients Once Out of Options
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When Gene Therapy Opens New Doors for Patients Once Out of Options

For decades, some cancer diagnoses came with a hard truth. Even with chemotherapy, radiation, and transplants, the disease continued to return. Families were told there was little more medicine could offer. That reality is now beginning to shift. A new form of gene based immunotherapy is offering remission to patients who previously had none, and…