Sound Medicine: Melanoma and Stem Cells

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Melanoma and Stem Cells

Air date: May 18, 2008

Hosts: Kathy Miller, MD, Barbara Lewis

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Interview: Debra Lang, PhD
Assistant professor of medicine
University of Chicago

One theory in medical research suggests that stem cells may have something to do with the origins of skin cancer.

Debra Lang, assistant professor of medicine at the University of Chicago, joins Dr. Kathy Miller to discuss her work studying melanoma any her application of the "cancer stem cell hypothesis."

Lang's research into how tumors develop in the skin is funded in part by the Outrun the Sun Race, which will be held on June seventh at 7:00 P.M. in downtown Indianapolis.

Additional Resources:

New research (January 2008) focuses on cancer stem cells for melanoma.
The NYT covers the cancer stem cell hypothesis.
Find out how you can join the Outrun the Sun race in Indianapolis, scheduled for June 7, 2008.