Researchers Find Melanoma Causing Cell – Implications for Viagra Melanoma Victims

Skin cancer is nothing to take lightly. It is the most common form of cancer in the United States. Melanoma being the deadliest. It begins by invading the melanocytes (pigment-producing cells). The melanocytes are responsible for mole formation. Melanoma will develop from these moles and change the color pigmentation. If caught early with regular skin screening, doctors can treat it. However, once metastasized the prognosis is very poor. Cancer will then ravage the liver, lungs, and bones before finally spreading to the brain. An estimated 76,000 Americans (more than half of them are men) will be diagnosed with melanoma this year. Almost 10,000 will die from it, which equals one death per hour.

Melanoma Causing Cells

Researchers at Zon Laboratory in Boston have tracked the development of melanoma over time in fish. They engineered the fish, so individual cells would glow fluorescent green when certain genes were activated. When these green genes began to cluster, melanoma formed. This same gene in the fish that becomes melanoma is the same gene in humans.

Melanoma & Viagra

This discovery could lead to new genetic tests to see if one has this activated gene. This could be a great advance especially for those taking the medication, Viagra.
Studies from different research groups found almost a twofold increased risk of melanoma if a patient ever used Viagra — even once. The FDA once again has failed the American people by refusing to change the labeling on Viagra to warn consumers of the possibility of skin cancer. In fact, the under-reporting of melanoma is alarming. Viagra may have doubled the risk for an estimated 45 million men who took this drug since 1998, and no one is talking about it.
The global revenues for this ED drug have reached a staggering $1.6 billion. However, big pharmaceutical companies keep getting richer while unsuspecting Viagra users are unaware they may be more susceptible to deadly melanoma.
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