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Hypnotic drugs increase the risk of skin cancer.

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Pubmed Data : J Sleep Res. 2008 Sep;17(3):245-50. PMID: 18844818

Article Published Date : Sep 01, 2008

Study Type : Meta Analysis

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Diseases : Melanoma : CK(171) : AC(87), Skin Cancer : CK(417) : AC(171)

Problem Substances : Eszopiclone : CK(60) : AC(3), Hypnotic Drugs : CK(134) : AC(14), Ramelteon : CK(50) : AC(3), Zaleplon : CK(60) : AC(3), Zolpidem (trade name Ambien) : CK(199) : AC(25)

Adverse Pharmacological Actions : Carcinogenic : CK(912) : AC(117)

Mineral oil exposures also contribute to the incidence and mortality of lung, melanoma, and possibly esophageal and stomach cancers and of non-Hodgkin's lymphoma in aerospace workers.

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Pubmed Data : Am J Ind Med. 2005 Oct;48(4):249-58. PMID: 16167347

Article Published Date : Oct 01, 2005

Study Type : Human Study

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Diseases : Esophageal Cancer : CK(328) : AC(55), Lung Cancer : CK(496) : AC(198), Melanoma : CK(171) : AC(87), Non-Hodgkin Lymphoma : CK(525) : AC(67), Stomach Cancer : CK(373) : AC(20)

Problem Substances : Mineral Oil : CK(178) : AC(39)

Adverse Pharmacological Actions : Carcinogenic : CK(912) : AC(117)

Dl-alpha-tocopherol acetate does not protect against chemotherapy-induced chromosome damage and reduces the level of plasma gamma tocopherol.

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Pubmed Data : Melanoma Res. 2002 Feb;12(1):83-90. PMID: 11828262

Article Published Date : Feb 01, 2002

Study Type : Human Study

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Diseases : Chemotherapy-Induced Toxicity: Bleomycin : CK(52) : AC(21), Melanoma : CK(171) : AC(87)

Problem Substances : Dl-alpha-tocopherol acetate : CK(81) : AC(14)

Gerson therapy may have therapeutic efficacy in the treatment of melanoma patients.

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Pubmed Data : Altern Ther Health Med. 1995 Sep;1(4):29-37. PMID: 9359807

Article Published Date : Sep 01, 1995

Study Type : Human Study

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Diseases : Melanoma : CK(171) : AC(87)

Therapeutic Actions : Gerson Therapy : CK(10) : AC(1)

Increased UVA exposures (indoor light) and decreased cutaneous Vitamin D(3) levels may be responsible for the increasing incidence of melanoma.

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Pubmed Data : Med Hypotheses. 2009 Apr;72(4):434-43. Epub 2009 Jan 19. PMID: 19155143

Article Published Date : Apr 01, 2009

Study Type : Human Study

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Diseases : Melanoma : CK(171) : AC(87), Outdoor Sunlight Deficiency : CK(10) : AC(1)

Therapeutic Actions : Sunlight exposure : CK(432) : AC(39)

Statin drug use is associated with increased incidence of melanoma and non-melanoma skin cancers.

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Pubmed Data : Eur J Cancer. 2008 Oct;44(15):2122-32. Epub 2008 Aug 15. PMID: 18707867

Article Published Date : Oct 01, 2008

Study Type : Human Study

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Diseases : Melanoma : CK(171) : AC(87), Skin Cancer : CK(417) : AC(171)

Problem Substances : Statin Drugs : CK(3969) : AC(465)

Angelica sinensis has therapeutic effect against melanoma cells in the mouse experimental model.

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Pubmed Data : Zhong Yao Cai. 2007 Mar;30(3):302-5. PMID: 17634038

Article Published Date : Mar 01, 2007

Study Type : Animal Study

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Substances : Angelica : CK(67) : AC(25)

Diseases : Melanoma : CK(171) : AC(87)

Bamboo leaf extract has immunopotentiating, antioxidant and antitumor activity.

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Pubmed Data : Anticancer Res. 2010 Jan;30(1):111-8. PMID: 20150624

Article Published Date : Jan 01, 2010

Study Type : Animal Study

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Substances : Bamboo : CK(45) : AC(22)

Diseases : Melanoma : CK(171) : AC(87)

Pharmacological Actions : Anti-Tumor : CK(69) : AC(44), Antioxidants : CK(3653) : AC(1318), Immunomodulatory : CK(536) : AC(142)

Cinnamon extract induces melanoma tumor cell death in an in vivo model.

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Pubmed Data : Blood. 2010 Jun 3;115(22):4344-9. Epub 2010 Mar 22. PMID: 20653974

Article Published Date : Jun 03, 2010

Study Type : Animal Study

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Substances : Cinnamon : CK(135) : AC(61)

Diseases : Melanoma : CK(171) : AC(87)

Pharmacological Actions : Antiproliferative : CK(1052) : AC(775), Apoptotic : CK(1489) : AC(1114)

Cordyceps has significant therapeutic action against melanoma cell growth in mice with no adverse side effects.

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Pubmed Data : Clin Exp Pharmacol Physiol. 2004 Dec;31 Suppl 2:S51-3 PMID: 15649290

Article Published Date : Dec 01, 2004

Study Type : Animal Study

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Substances : Cordyceps sinensis : CK(90) : AC(32)

Diseases : Melanoma : CK(171) : AC(87)

Curcumin exhibits anti-melanoma activity.

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Pubmed Data : Phytother Res. 2003 Mar;17(3):217-21. PMID: 19260281

Article Published Date : Mar 01, 2003

Study Type : Animal Study

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Substances : Curcumin : CK(2910) : AC(1482)

Diseases : Melanoma : CK(171) : AC(87)

Pharmacological Actions : Antiproliferative : CK(1052) : AC(775), Apoptotic : CK(1489) : AC(1114), Bcl-2 protein down-regulation : CK(49) : AC(38), Tumor Suppressor Protein p53 Upregulation : CK(146) : AC(105)

Curcumin inhibits the growth of choroidal melanoma.

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Pubmed Data : Cancer Biol Ther. 2011 Jan 15;11(2):229-35. Epub 2011 Jan 15. PMID: 21084858

Article Published Date : Jan 15, 2011

Study Type : Animal Study

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Substances : Curcumin : CK(2910) : AC(1482)

Diseases : Melanoma : CK(171) : AC(87), Melanoma: Choroidal : CK(2) : AC(1)

Pharmacological Actions : Matrix metalloproteinase-2 (MMP-2) inhibitor : CK(153) : AC(71), Matrix metalloproteinase-9 (MMP-9) inhibitor : CK(49) : AC(30)

Diosmin has a synergistic effect with interferon-alpha in inhibiting metastatic pulmonary melanoma.

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Pubmed Data : Cancer Biother Radiopharm. 2009 Jun;24(3):347-52. PMID: 19538057

Article Published Date : Jun 01, 2009

Study Type : Animal Study

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Substances : Diosmin : CK(184) : AC(31)

Diseases : Melanoma : CK(171) : AC(87), Melanoma: Metastatic : CK(21) : AC(13)

Pharmacological Actions : Antiproliferative : CK(1052) : AC(775)

Additional Keywords : Drug-Plant-Vitamin Synergies : CK(1011) : AC(268)

Holy basil has anti-melanoma and radioprotective properties.

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Pubmed Data : Pharm Biol. 2011 Apr;49(4):428-36. PMID: 21428866

Article Published Date : Apr 01, 2011

Study Type : Animal Study

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Substances : Holy Basil : CK(52) : AC(26)

Diseases : Melanoma : CK(171) : AC(87), Radiation Induced Illness : CK(1018) : AC(249)

Pharmacological Actions : Anti-metastatic : CK(192) : AC(115), Radioprotective : CK(456) : AC(183)

Indole-3 carbinol reverses multidrug resistant melanoma in vivo.

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Pubmed Data : Cancer Res. 1996 Feb 1;56(3):574-81. PMID: 8564974

Article Published Date : Feb 01, 1996

Study Type : Animal Study

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Substances : Indole-3-Carbinol : CK(32) : AC(16)

Diseases : Cancers: Multi-Drug Resistant : CK(92) : AC(73), Melanoma : CK(171) : AC(87)

Pterostilbene and quercetin inhibits metastatic melanoma growth and extends host survival.

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Pubmed Data : Neoplasia. 2005 Jan;7(1):37-47. PMID: 15736313

Article Published Date : Jan 01, 2005

Study Type : Animal Study

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Substances : Pterostilbene : CK(1011) : AC(29), Quercetin : CK(318) : AC(136)

Diseases : Cancer Metastasis : CK(272) : AC(135), Melanoma : CK(171) : AC(87)

Pharmacological Actions : Bcl-2 protein down-regulation : CK(49) : AC(38), Vascular Cell Adhesion Molecule-1 Inhibitor : CK(94) : AC(24)

Additional Keywords : Stilbenes : CK(402) : AC(242)

Soy protein has therapeutic value in the treatment of melanoma.

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Pubmed Data : Vopr Onkol. 2006;52(3):346-8. PMID: 17191710

Article Published Date : Jan 01, 2006

Study Type : Animal Study

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Substances : Soy Protein : CK(2307) : AC(56)

Diseases : Melanoma : CK(171) : AC(87)

Pharmacological Actions : Antiproliferative : CK(1052) : AC(775)

Suforaphane, a compound found within broccoli, inhibits lung metastasis induced by melanoma cells in tumor-bearing animals.

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Pubmed Data : Breast Cancer Res Treat. 2006 Oct;99(3):333-40. Epub 2006 May 9. PMID: 16600309

Article Published Date : Oct 01, 2006

Study Type : Animal Study

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Substances : Broccoli : CK(449) : AC(185), Sulforaphane : CK(520) : AC(171)

Diseases : Lung Cancer : CK(496) : AC(198), Melanoma : CK(171) : AC(87), Melanoma: Metastatic : CK(21) : AC(13)

Pharmacological Actions : Anti-metastatic : CK(192) : AC(115)

Sulforaphane increases cell-mediated immune response in melanoma-induced metastatic tumor-bearing mice.

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Pubmed Data : J Clin Invest. 2010 Apr 1;120(4):1043-55. Epub 2010 Mar 24. PMID: 17849266

Article Published Date : Apr 01, 2010

Study Type : Animal Study

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Substances : Sulforaphane : CK(520) : AC(171)

Diseases : Cancer Metastasis : CK(272) : AC(135), Melanoma : CK(171) : AC(87)

Pharmacological Actions : Anti-metastatic : CK(192) : AC(115), Anticarcinogenic Agents : CK(521) : AC(275), Interleukin-1 beta downregulation : CK(177) : AC(70), Interleukin-2 upregulation : CK(43) : AC(8), Interleukin-6 Downregulation : CK(470) : AC(135), Tumor Necrosis Factor (TNF) Alpha Inhibitor : CK(971) : AC(348)

The mushroom Phellinus linteus inhibits experimental metastasis of melanoma cells in mice.

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Pubmed Data : Gynecol Oncol. 2004 Apr;93(1):182-8. PMID: 15635158

Article Published Date : Apr 01, 2004

Study Type : Animal Study

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Substances : Phellinus Linteus : CK(6) : AC(4)

Diseases : Melanoma : CK(171) : AC(87), Melanoma: Metastatic : CK(21) : AC(13)

Pharmacological Actions : Anti-metastatic : CK(192) : AC(115)

The plant phenol known as gallic acid inhibits liver metastasis of mastocytoma, melanoma and lymphoma cells in a mouse experimental model.

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Pubmed Data : Anticancer Res. 2001 Nov-Dec;21(6A):3875-80. PMID: 11911262

Article Published Date : Nov 01, 2001

Study Type : Animal Study

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Substances : Gallic Acid : CK(26) : AC(13)

Diseases : Lymphoma : CK(209) : AC(69), Mastocytoma : CK(11) : AC(7), Melanoma : CK(171) : AC(87)

Pharmacological Actions : Anti-metastatic : CK(192) : AC(115)

Turkey tail mushroom methanol extract has pronounced anti-melanoma activity in the mouse experimental model.

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Pubmed Data : Food Chem Toxicol. 2008 May;46(5):1825-33. Epub 2008 Jan 26. PMID: 18313195

Article Published Date : May 01, 2008

Study Type : Animal Study

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Substances : Turkey Tail Mushroom : CK(36) : AC(7)

Diseases : Melanoma : CK(171) : AC(87)

Various plant polyphenols inhibit lung cancer caused by metastatic melanoma.

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Pubmed Data : Int Urol Nephrol. 2009 Jul 16. PMID: 7656234

Article Published Date : Jul 16, 2009

Study Type : Animal Study

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Substances : Curcumin : CK(2910) : AC(1482), EGCG (Epigallocatechin gallate) : CK(859) : AC(109), Ellagic Acid : CK(77) : AC(40), Polyphenols : CK(427) : AC(174), Quercetin : CK(318) : AC(136)

Diseases : Lung Cancer : CK(496) : AC(198), Melanoma : CK(171) : AC(87), Melanoma: Metastatic : CK(21) : AC(13)

Whey and collagen hydrolysate protein inhibit melanoma proliferation in mice treated with paclitaxel.

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Pubmed Data : J Cutan Pathol. 2009 Oct;36(10):1053-62. Epub 2009 Jan 27. PMID: 19187112

Article Published Date : Oct 01, 2009

Study Type : Animal Study

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Substances : Collagen : CK(27) : AC(6), Whey : CK(323) : AC(72)

Diseases : Melanoma : CK(171) : AC(87)

Pharmacological Actions : Antineoplastic Agents : CK(877) : AC(496), Antiproliferative : CK(1052) : AC(775), Apoptotic : CK(1489) : AC(1114), Cell cycle arrest : CK(390) : AC(319)

Additional Keywords : Drug: Paclitaxel : CK(36) : AC(13), Drug-Plant-Vitamin Synergies : CK(1011) : AC(268)

"Fucoidan from Sargassum sp. and Fucus vesiculosus reduces cell viability of lung carcinoma and melanoma cells in vitro and activates natural killer cells in mice in vivo."

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Pubmed Data : Int J Biol Macromol. 2011 Oct 1 ;49(3):331-6. Epub 2011 May 23. PMID: 21624396

Article Published Date : Sep 30, 2011

Study Type : In Vitro Study

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Substances : Fucoidan : CK(152) : AC(72)

Diseases : Low Immune Function: Natural Killer Cells : CK(108) : AC(21), Lung Cancer : CK(496) : AC(198), Melanoma : CK(171) : AC(87), Skin Cancer : CK(417) : AC(171)

Pharmacological Actions : Antineoplastic Agents : CK(877) : AC(496), Antiproliferative : CK(1052) : AC(775), Apoptotic : CK(1489) : AC(1114), Immunostimulatory : CK(143) : AC(33)

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