susan steel is living with stage four melanoma. at one point her life expectancies was just several months. but within a week of starting this drug last january, her tumor shrunk by more than 40%. >> i had a tumor the size of a football in my left flank that now was the size of my palm. >> reporter: melanoma kills on average one american every hour. it is the fastest growing cancer among young people 25 to 29, the second fastest growing among young people 15 to 29, and tragically, it is basically preventable. when it comes to melanoma, prevention and early detection save lives. this drug slows the progress and buys time. it's expected to be approved and on the market by the end of this year. that is warp speed in the world of medicine, but not quick enough for patients. cynthia bowers, cbs news, chicago. >> mitchell: and for perspective on these cancer drug reports we are joined by our medical corespondent dr. john lapook. good evening. >> good evening. >> mitchell: why are we hearing these success stories now especially in case li

the first breakthrough could help melanoma patients live longer. the second can cut the risk of breast cancer in half for women most at risk. >> researchers concluded a stunning success. melanoma is often an impossible disease to treat. >> this is revolutionary. >> scientists revealed a new drug which targets genetics all mutation which affects about half of those with melanoma. this person is one of those patients whose melanoma had spread to his organs. he tried the experimental drug. >> if it continues to work the way it is working, it is fantastic. >> it was so effective at keeping patients alive, for those on key maturity were offered this drug instead. >> we have tears of joy in clinics. when we have a patient sick with melanoma, we have and hold them in the trials. within 72 hours, they are better, this is unbelievable. >> and there is a drug already approved to stimulate the immune system to fight cancer. this drug increases the survival of melanoma patients by one- third. researchers say they have proven a new drug helps prevent breast can

it targets a genetic mutation half of all melanoma patients have. called b-raf, b-raf drives cancer growth. >> this is what you take twice a day. >> reporter: corky says the new drug is easy to take, four pills, twice a day. but he is even happier about what it has done to his tumors. >> three of them just seemed to disappear. >> reporter: he had no new tumors pop up since taking the drug. this doctor at penn's cancer center says the best results from previous drugs for melanoma was a 20% response rate. with rg 7204. >> 80% of patients benefited in some way with some form of tumor shri shrinkage. >> reporter: the new drug does come with possible side effects such as a rash and fatigue. corky is among the 20% of patients who had a effect. he had 100 growths removed so far, but will glady deal with that rather than more aggressive melanoma. >> this drug if it continues to work the way it is working it is fantastic. >> some folks willing to take the risk with side effects to get the results. >> the numbers how many people that affects is incredible. >>

corky is one of the patients whose melanoma had spread to his organs. fearing death, he triied the drug. >> if it continues to work the way it's working, it's fantastic. >> reporter: it was so effective in keeping patients alive, those on chemo were offered this instead. >> we have tears of joy in clinics. when we have a patient really sick from melanoma, we have enrolled them in these trials. in 72 hours, they're better. this is unbelievable. >> reporter: also announced, the already approved yervoy, it increased survival for melanoma patients by one-third. and on the weekend that they raced for a cure in the nation's capit capital, researchers say they have proven a new drug helps prevent breast cancer. it's called aromasin. risk was cut by one half with fewer side effects with two other approved drugs. >> it's exciting new research. it will take us further over the next five and ten years and will produce meaningful results for patients. >> reporter: they found a mutant gene and built this drug to go after it. doctor are so excited because of these ne

it's one of the drivers of growth in met static melanoma. only 45-50% of patients have this mutation. we can measure the mutation in the tumors of patients with melanoma. if you have a new patient you're a candidate for the drug. if you don't have the mutation and this is half the patients with melanoma, the drug simply doesn't work. >> woodruff: let me turn you now, dr. sledge, to this breast cancer finding. the drug is called aromason stopping the production of estrogen which we know fuels tumor growth. help us understand how that works and why that's important. >> this is a drug that's been around for a while. it was developed in the mid 1990s. we used it to treat both metastatic breast cancer to prevent recurrence in early stage disease. it's a drug that works in women who have gone through the menopause by lowering estrogen levels in their blood. now we know that many breast cancers develop as a result of chronic estrogen exposure. so if we take a group of women who we know to be at high risk for developing breast cancer and give women

>>> plus exciting new developments in the battle against deadly melanoma. two drugs fighting and stopping the disease. >>> and the miami heat have a victory in the nba finals. >>> and we begin with the check of market activity starting overseas. tokyo's nikkei average lost 11 points today. hong kong's hang seng tropd more than 300. in london, the ftse opened lower. the nasdaq index lost 64 points last week. >>> the tech world will be watching as apple ceo steve jobs talks to the worldwide developers conference today. he's expected to focus on icloud. there's expected to be a surprise and a mention of his health. >>> a group that hacked sony claimed responsibility for another hack this weekend, hacking nintendo. >>> the first walmart express opens in arkansas this weekend. it's the size of a drug stroer, one-tenth the size of a usual walmart. >>> young x men opened as the nation's top movie this weekend. it made $56 million. that ast less than the other "x-men" movies. last week's top movie, "the hangover part ii" came in second. >>> a 15-year-old posted her

susan steele is living with stage iv melanoma. within a week of starting this drug last january her tumor shrunk by more than 40%. >> i had a tumor the size of a football in my left flank that now was the size of my palm. >> reporter: melanoma kills one american an hour. fastest growing cancer in young people. tragically it is basically preventible. >> when it comes to melanoma prevention and early detection saves lives. this drug slows the progress and buys time. it is exprotected to be approved and on the market by the end of in year. not quick enough for patients though. cynthia bowers, cbs news, chicago. >>> a good reminder that if we ever see the sun again to wear the sun screen. erika? >> we will at some point. not tonight and not tomorrow. conditions pretty moist. looking at doppler radar. we will see a lot of activity, a lot of action going on in the central valley. a lot of thunderstorms reported. lightening as well. we also see some showers over the santa cruz mountains. pushing all the moisture, all that activity. so we

susan steele is living with stage 4 melanoma. at one point her life expectancy was just several months. but within a week of starting this drug last january, her tumor shrunk by more than 40%. >> i had a tumor the size of a football in my left flank that now was the size of my palm. >> reporter: when it comes to melanoma, prevention and early detection save lives. this drug slows the progress and buys time. it's expected to be approved and on the market by the end of this year. that is warp speed in the world of medicine. but not quick enough for patients. cynthia bowers, cbs news, chicago. >>> coming up, your monday morning weather forecast. and in sports, a nail biter in the nba finals. king james tries to make sure the heat don't melt again. king james tries to make sure the heat don't melt again. what makes hershey's s'mores special? hershey's chocolate goodness, that brings people together. hershey's makes it a s'more. you make it special. pure hershey's. erika: ... my computer is the same as a new computer.a new pc because.

it increased survival by melanoma patients by one-third.nd on the weekend that they race for a cure in the nation's capital, researchers say they have also proven a new drug helps prevent breast cancer. the drug is called aromasin. and the study on it shows the risk of developing breast cancer was cut by more than one-half with fewer side effects than two other approved drugs. >> all that together is exciting new research that will take us further over the next five and ten years and produce some very meaningful results for patients. >> and david kerley joins us now from washington. david, i know you saw this e-mail from our medical team. they wrote to us today saying that applause was unusually strong at the conference. we've covered these conferences so many times, and yet there's so rare a case where we have three new powerful drugs at once. >> reporter: and it's not just these three drugs. they've been trying to find a melanoma drug for 40 years. it is the mapping of the human genome that found this problem gene. they built the drug to

this drug increased survival for melanoma patients by one-third. and on the weekend that they raced for a cure in the nation's capital, researchers say they have also proven a new drug helps prevent breast cancer. the drug is called aromacin. and the study shows the risk of developing breast cancer was cut by more than one half with fewer side affects than the other drugs. >> all of that together is exciting new research that will take us further over the next five and 10 years and produce meaningful results for patients. >> abc's david curly is reporting. the main drawback of the drug is the price. uravoy costs did is 120,000 for a cost of treatment. plexicon is expected to apply to the fda for approval to market its drug, but it has not yet announced a price. >>> 30 years ago today, the centers for disease control reported the first case of hiv aids. the new disease spread fear across the nation. san francisco was considered the epicenter. since that time hiv aids has gone from a 100% fatal disease to one that is treatable. according to the depar

of melanoma patients.hree of the casey anthony trial that gets under way this morning. an fbi forensic expert testified this weekend a 9 inch hair found in the young mother's trunk could belong to her murdered daughter caylee. >>> law makers in alabama passing a controversial new immigration law that requires businesses to verify the legal status of all new hires and also permits police to stop drivers suspected of being in the country illegally. >>> and the miami heat now just two games from an nba title. they overcame game two meltdown to beat the mavericks last night in dallas, 88-86, to take a 2-1 lead in the nba finals. >>> you're caught up on the day's headlines. "american morning" is back after a quick break. saleh. >>> imperial beach, california, is a mecca for surfing. even dogs are catching the waves. cnn i-reporter chris morrow sent us this video of the lowe's surf dog competition, held over the weekend. check this out. some 60 dogs took part in the event. >> he looks thrilled. >> yeah. doesn't

these are patients with advanced melanoma, melanoma that is traveled throughout the body.braf inhibitor is for about 50% of patients with melanoma. these treatments are going to benefit a large proportion of patients with melanoma. >> when you say 7,000 or 8,000 people die from that, those are some pretty big numbers. these are study results though we are talking about. how soon could we see these drugs available for patients outside of the crinkle trials? >> one was fda approved six weeks ago and it was approved because it was shown to improve survival and study results at this year's meeting showed again that drug compared to chemotherapy really benefited patients, they lived longer. the vemurafamed again showed a huge difference in the response rate using this new agent compared to chemotherapy and based upon these results, it is expected that it is going to receive fda approval later this year. >> so just so i understand this correctly, these aren't cures. right? so -- but they do point us in that direction? >> that's a really important point. so these therapies are no

a malignant melanoma is the most serious form of skin cancer. only 12,000 people develop them in britain and there are 2000 deaths every year. the main cuasause is sun damage. the new drugs were tested on hundreds of patients or the cancer had spread elsewhere in the body. specialists say this is the biggest advance in a generation in treating the disease. >> this is an important step forward, because it is the first. it means we have not got something to build on. it is going to be a long road. it is only the first step, but it gives us some light at the end of a therapeutic tunnel. >> the medicines work in different ways. one is a twice daily pill that targets a faulty gene found in cancer cells of half the patients with melanoma. the second new drug is given intravenously four times. this stimulates the immune system to track -- tackle the cancer. both drugs increase the chances of survival. in many cases this was by a few months, but in a few patients, the benefit extended two years. scientists are planning another trial giving patients both

let's start first with melanoma. i understand this is significant. two new drugs that have been developed that increase the life expectancy of patients with the deadliest form of skin cancer, how does this work? . it's been 40 years since we had something good to say about melanoma treat. these two new drugs, actually look at a specific jen within melanoma. good for half of the people that have metastatic melanoma that spreads throughout their body. it makes them live longer. it's not a cure much the other modifies the immune system to help attack melanoma. the second is in the fda probe in the last several months. >> when you say "live longer" what kind of life expectancy are we talking about? >> we're talking about krin clinical trial, folks you didn't exeffect live a year, you see perhaps 30% to 35% live that one year, to that one year mark. maybe 15% living two years and these are people you really expect would have only lived for six to nine months at most. we're talking about marginal extensions in life. but the important thing is, in melanoma,

it increased survival for melanoma patients by 1/3.on the weekend that they raised for a cure in the nation's capital, researchers say they have proven a new drug helps prevent breast cancer. the drug shows the risk of developing breast cancer was cut by 1/2 with fewer side effectsthan two other approved drugs. >> that is exciting new research that will take us further over the next five and 10 years and produce meaningful results forpatients. >> that's david curly reporting. in other news this morning, bounty house -- bonsy house are supposed to be fun especially for kids. but a frightening scene took place and you see it here out in long island. high wind sent one of those inflatable bouncy houses. parents rent them for the kid. it went soaring going through the air with kids still inside and here's abby with the story. >> reporter: it was a horrifying scene. an inflatable bounce house blowing across the new york soccer field. kid were inside. >> oh, my god. >> reporter: 13 people were taken to the hospital. and it happened before. j

the melanoma news comes as breast cancer news is in theiromies. aromasin shows a 65% decline in the risk of getting the cancer in the first place. tom costello, nbc news, washington. >>> up next here tonight, a freak of nature caught on camera. and what apple has already thought of next. [ male announcer ] millions of men 45 and older just don't feel like they used to. are you one of them? remember when you had more energy for 18 holes with your buddies. more passion for the one ya love. more fun with your family and friends. it could be a treatable condition called low testosterone or low t. come on, stop living in the shadows. you've got a life to live. [ male announcer ] so don't blame it on aging. talk to your doctor and go to isitlowt.com to find out more. [ man ] ♪ trouble ♪ trouble, trouble trouble, trouble ♪ ♪ trouble been doggin' my soul ♪ since the day i was born ♪ worry ♪ oh, worry, worry worry, worry ♪ [ announcer ] when it comes to things you care about, leave nothing to chance. travelers. take the scary out of life. i thought i was i

it's present in half of all melanoma patients. it appears to be more effective and causes newer side effects -- fewer side effects. 84% of the patients on the drugs were still alive after several months. this stage four cancer patient has time and quality of life now. >> i was headed to death. it had gone to my brain. that's usually the end of the line. within seven-days of taking the drug, i had about a 40% reduction in tumors. >> reporter: this researcher cautions this is by no means a cure. >> overtime, the melanoma cells can be resistant and the cancer cells out wit and out smart the new drugs. >> this could be approved by the end of this year. >>> a small iowa town is on the cross hairs. what they're doing to stop a levy. >>> deadly ambush. syrian's military loses control during an attack. >>> we're enjoying our more seasonably june temperatures. that could change. wjz is always on, for the top stories, go to wjz.com. ,,,,,,,, >>> how gorgeous is that! >> that is. the showers that we had over the weekend didn't interfere with

they've been trying to find a melanoma drug for 40 years.t is the mapping of the human gee know that found this. the doctors were told, these kind of drugs are going to come fast and furious and that's why they are so excited that this could really change the way cancer is treated. >> so, in fact, they believe more could be on the way. david kerley, thank you. and we know so many of you at home want to know more about these drugs and the new hope they offer. we listed it all at abcnews.com/worldnews. >>> but we do move on to another health finding this one involving that e. coli outbreak that started in europe. as the death toll grows, authorities tonight suspect they might now know what caused it. it's been the deadliest e. coli outbreak on record. until now, its source has been a mystery. but tonight, health officials say that bean sprouts from northern germany are likely the cause. they shut down an organic farm and have recalled the produce grown there. this, as the toll rises, now 22 dead, 2,200 sickened. four americans are sick after r

the melanoma drug news comes as advancements are reporting in breast cancer. aromasin seems to cut the risk of developing breast cancer by 65% in the first place. all of it helping researchers decode the most deadly secrets of cancer. >>> up next here tonight, a freak of nature caught on camera. and what apple has already thought of next. apple has already thought of next. >and what apple has already thought of next. >and what apple thought of next. they used to.on't feee are you one of them? remember when you had more energy for 18 holes with your buddies. more passion for the one ya love. more fun with your family and friends. it could be a treatable condition called low testosterone or low t. come on, stop living in the shadows. you've got a life to live. [ male announcer ] so don't blame it on aging. talk to your doctor and go to isitlowt.com to find out more. [ man ] ♪ trouble ♪ trouble, trouble trouble, trouble ♪ ♪ trouble been doggin' my soul ♪ since the day i was born ♪ worry ♪ oh, worry, worry worry, worry ♪ [ announcer ] when it comes to things you c

showing up in young people. >> melanoma used to be a disease of older men.ow melanoma is the most common form of cancer for young adults in their late 20s. >> reporter: so what does this all have to do with sun block? it turns out you may have only been getting half the protection you need. here is why. the sun has two kinds of harmful rays. the government only requires that sun block protect from uvb rays. that's the spf number. uvb rays can burn the surface of your skin. but just as dangerous, uva rays, they penetrate the skin down to the cells that can become cancerous. there is no requirement that your sun block have ingredients needed to guard against uva rays. starting next summer sunscreen must have an spf of at least 15 and offer protection from both uva and uvb rays to claim it helps prevent cancer and aging. once more, sunscreenmakers will no longer be able to claim their products are waterproof or sweatproof. there's no such thing. lisa stark, abc news, washington. >>> a lot of new information. well, you can find out which sunscreens already meet

this drug increased survival for melanoma patients by one third.e weekend that they raced for a cure in the nation's capital, researchers say they have also proven a new drug helps prevent breast cancer. the drug is called, aromasin, and the study on it says risk of developing breast cancer was cut by more than 1/2 with fewer side effects than two other approved drugs. >> all that together is exciting new research that will take us further over the next five, ten years to produce some very meaningful results for patients. >> reporter: it's the mapping of the human genome. that made this drug possible. they found the mutant gene and built this drug to go after it. and the doctors are excited not just because of these new drugs, but they have been told that more are coming fast and furious. david kerley, abc news, washington. >>> the fire raging in eastern arizona is expected to grow even more dangerous today because of high winds and dry lightning. more residents were told to leave their homes as the wildfire rages towards the new mexico border. mor

the first breakthrough could help melanoma patients live longer. the second could help cut the risk of breast cancer in ask for women most at risk. scientists yesterday revealed a new drug that targets genetic cell mutations, which affects about half of those with melanoma. it was so effective at keeping patients alive, goes on key military wofford the drug instead. >> we have tears of joy in clinics when we have a patient who is release 6 from melanoma and seven told them in clinical trials. in 72 hours they are better. this is unbelievable. >> they raised for a cure in the nation's capital on the weekend. researchers say that they have proven that a new drug to help prevent breast cancer. this drug cuts the risk of developing breast cancer by more than half, with fewer side effects than to develop other approved drugs. >> all that together is exciting new research that will take us further over the next 5-10 years, very meaningful results for patients. >> the already approved drug that stimulates the immune system to fight cancer this drug increa

why is melanoma so dangerous?> jenna, first to set the scene the american society of clinical oncology is having a meeting in chicago. there are 800 drugs in the type pine called target the therapy. they look at again at the time nick problems and target treatment for genetic changes. medical moment is the first one you talk about, 80% of melanomas are geneticly based. if you target the gene to treat it you can actually prevent death. one of these new drugs took a group of people that have widespread melanoma and for six months over 80% of them survived which is an incredible recovery. melanoma is very, very deadly cancer. jenna: how does it work? how does the genetic therapy work? >> there are two ways, the drug i'm talking about actually acts to correct the defective gene so the bad protein it produces is reversed there is another drug creating almost a vaccine to the melanoma where the melanoma is doing damage and the vaccine started es targeting bad cells. either way you get rid of the bad cells. when they spr

this drug increased survival for melanoma patients by 1/3. >>> officials think that contaminated beenm are to blame for an e coli outbreak in europe. at least 22 people have died and 2200 have gotten sick. officials expect definitive test results to come back today. the organic form that -- farm that grew that produce has been shut down. >> news from around the region. >>> there is word that cathy lanier is the highest paid top cop in the d.c. metro area. she makes $253,000 per year. the montgomery county police chief is second on the list $216,000 per year. >>> there's a new wegmans supermarket in frederick maryland. thousands of people attended yesterday's grand opening. the store is located off route 16 and liberty road and has 500 employees. wegmans it now has three stores in maryland and six in northern virginia. >>> in today's politico minute -- taking back the house. democrats could be within arm's reach. >> we have executive editor of politico with us. six months ago, this did not seem like a possibility. what changed? >> the big one was medicare. they put this restructuring p

about 68,000 new cases of melanoma are diagnosed in the u.s. a year.p until now doctors have virtually no treatment for those with advanced melanoma that spread to other parts of the body. >>> studies have shown that breast milk is best when it comes to feeding babies, now new mothers are cashing in on what is called "nature's gold." it's selling for big bucks. there are on-line sites, one is basically a craigslist for breast milk. new mothers are pumping up their incomes by hundreds, even thousands of dollars. but this growing trend comes with some serious risks. >> we don't know the medical background of the donor. we also don't know if the mother has had any drugs. the skin of the muscles can become contaminated with diseases. >> plus, it's considered a food, not a drug. the fda doesn't regulate breast milk. the fda in fact doesn't recommend buying breast milk on the open market. but instead through approved milk banks. >>> we've seen it all. fires, floods, and heat. an accurate description of the last few weeks in parts of the united states, how pe

we're talking about advances in breast cancer and melanoma. the deadliest form of skin cancer. joining us now from chicago to break it all down for us is doctor michael link. he is the president elect of the american society of clinical oncology. good to see you, doctor. thank you for joining us. we appreciate. >> good morning. >> big headlines and exciting headlines really in the fight against various types of cancer. let's start with these drugs that may help prevent breast cancer for certain groups of women. these are, from what i read and from what i understand, these are not new drugs, necessarily, correct? >> yeah, the drug that we're talking about is one that has been used in the treatment of women who already have breast cancer and in an effort to try to help prevent the cancer from recurring. but it's being tested in an attempt to prevent the cancer from occurring to begin with in woman who we can identify as high risk for developing breast cancer and this trial showed that it does indeed help prevent breast cancer in these women. offering women an alternative to try t

it's present in half of all melanoma patients. since vemurafenib targets the mutated genes it appears more effective and causes fewer side effects. after six months, 84% of patients on this drug were still alive compared to 64% on traditional chemo. vemurafenib has given stage 4 melanoma patient time and quality of life. >> i was headed really to death because i had brain ma ta ta sis. that's usually the end of the line. in seven days of taking the drug, once i got on the trial, i had about a 40% reduction in tumors. >> one researcher caution this is is by no mean as cure. >> over time the melanoma cells can become resistant to the therapy and then the cancer cells outwit these drugs and outsmart us. >> reporter: this drug can be used in concert with another new drug which triggers the body's immune system to fight skin cancer. the bad news, this form of skin cancer is the fastest growing cancer among young people in their 20s and that is primarily due to too much sun exposure. cynthia bowers, cbs news, chicago. >> that's the one

we're talking about melanoma skin cancer.the government says it just doesn't do enough. >> the fda issued sweeping new guidelines and diana alvear joins us with details. good morning. >> reporter: peggy, daniel, good morning. here's the bad news. we now have to learn another term when it comes to protecting our skin from the sun. the good news is, it's super easy. all you have to do is remember two words, broad spectrum. turns out there is more to protecting your health than just the number on the sunscreen bottle. starting next summer, consumers should look for the term broad spectrum along with an spf number of 15 or higher. >> under the new label only sunscreens that pass fda's test for protection against uva and uvb rays can be labeled as broad spectrum. >> reporter: here's why. the spf number overly refers to protection against uvb rays, the kind that can cause sunburn and may contribute to skin cancer, but it doesn't mean protection against uva rays they go much deeper and cause premature aging and contribute to skin ca

a researcher calls it an unprecedented time of celebration for melanoma patients.wo new drugs reportedly showing dramatic results again the deadliest form of skin cancer. melanoma camed 8,700 last year but one of the new drugs doubled the number of patient whose survived at least three years. and now we have the medical "a" team. doctor, this drug is effective but it works very fast. >> right, when you are talking about melanoma that usually gives you between six months to nine months of life left because it is very, very deadly type of cancer. now, the data was presented in the journal of oncology and course in the meeting in chicago on sunday and one drug which is new basically improves the immune system's ability to kill the cancer cells, the t cell enhancer, and when you combine that drug with a chemotherapy which is traditional, the cure rate is quite high. we saw about 28 percent 6 people surviving two years and 20 percent of people surviving three years so you go from almost a death sentence of six months now, to being able to live for two or he years next i

the american society of medicine estimates that 68,000 new cases of melanoma are diagnosed each year.et's look at the economy right now. just as the race for the white house began to heat up, so did the bad economic news. home prices at an all-time low. home sales are down so politicians took to the airwaves today each trying to prove that his or her party has the right way to solve all of this. how do we fix the economy? it may be -- as top economists suggested -- the economy will have to mend on its own. >> our effort now as the government should be to get the private sector to help them stand up and lead the recovery. >> until that happens, millions of americans will remain out of work. >> get online to get away. you are going to make some deals bank going to places like jetsetter, expedia, groupon and karen is here and she is our travel agent tonight. >> reporter: you will love them even more when you get to hit the road, take to the skies, or check into somewhere else new. that is what groupon and their competitors hoped for. groupon will launch later this month with help from tr

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then cancer. >> he has a wife, three children, and stage four melanoma a fast-moving deadly cancer. he is 33 years old. >> i have no interest in shortening my life with the treatment options. i would opt against that and spending time with my family. >> it may now be possible with breakthrough skin cancer drugs. >> they revealed a new drug which targets genetics salutations, which is about half of all melanoma patients. they're taking patients off of the chemotherapy and put them on the new pell. >> we had tears of joy in the clinic when we have a patient really sick from mellon now month enrolled in a non clinical trial and within 72 hours they are better. >> it started off with a mall and six months later, they told him he had one year to live. it had moved to the spleen and liver. the new drug stimulates the immune system to fight cancer. >> for the first time, i had a scan results that came back and showed that the tumors were dying. >> that news was back in march. it gave him more time just last week he found out that the cancer is progressing again and he is focusing on life.

reviewed a number of studies including a study that projected one in 33 babies with development melanoman life. >>and recent studies show that people suffer from parkinson's disease are twice as likely to develop deadly skin cancer the national institute of environmental health sciences took results from a taste of studies on the subject well man with parkinson's are twice as likely to develop melanoma women are 1.5 times as likely to have the same diagnosis since the studies were small researchers say it's difficult to drive individual conclusions. >>drinking too much coffee can affect your hearing in a study volunteers listen to white malaise and were told to press a button if the been crosby's song white christmas plagued volunteers who drank a lot of coffee reported hearing the song but it never played research's said the high levels of caffeine and the stress triggered the tracks and the volunteers hearing with caffeine acted as a seco active drug. >> my doctor told me calcium is best absorbed in small continuous amounts. only one calcium supplement does that in one daily dose. new

when we have a patient who is really sick from melanoma we got them on the trial and within 72 hours they are better. this is unbelievable. >> also announced the already approved drug that stimulates the immune system to fight cancer. researchers say they have also proven a new drug helps prevents breast cancer. risk for developing it was cut by more than one-half with fewer side effects. >> 4:50. talking about the heat and flooding situation. high heat and high water together, but here, we're seeing some of the summer. >> it felt like it in the south, we were playing baseball in the rain on saturday and the turf would heat up and steam would come off and it's amazing how quickly the temperature would jump but that is what they deal with as temperatures run 10-15 degrees above average. we will get rid of the rain, promise you that and we also see temperatures that are closer to average. here is a look at live doppler 7-hd. pretty quiet this morning, few showers during the overnight hours. few more could develop this afternoon once the sun comes up and starts to agitate the atmosphere

. >>> an aspirin a day it turns out, may help keep melanoma at bay, at least what a new study suggests. doctors have recommended a daily aspirin to seniors to ward off strokes or heart disease but boston researchers found that the risk of medical know that cut nearly in half when patients took an aspirin a did for five years. melanoma is not as common as other types of skin cancer it is the most dangerous, killing 9,000 people in the u.s. last year alone. >>> in an unusual move doctors are talking on the fashion world. the annual meeting this week of the american medical association, they took a firm stand on photo shopping models. the doctors oppose fashion ads which are manipulated to make the models look thinner and taller, among other things and with 'waistlines more narrow than their heads. one doctor referred to this ralph lauren ad. >>> the olympic rings could be flying above lake tahoe. the lieutenant napt governor joined the california winter games committee at the state capitol pushing to bring the winter games to the sierra in 2022. they've got time to gin up the enthusiasm.

melanoma increased 45 percent between 1992 and 2004 and turning up in young people. >> melanoma used a disease of older men. now it's the most common form of cancer for young adults in their late 20's.what does all this have to do with sun block? turns out you may have been getting only half the protection the you need. here's why. this is 2 kind of harmful ray in the sun. government only requires that sun block protects from uvb ra ray. those rays can burn the surface of the skin. but just as dangerous uva rays they penetrate the skin. down to the cells that can become cancer. no requirement that your sun block have ingredient needed to guard against uva ra rays consumer reports tested sun screen aplaying different brands to a person's back. subjecting them to both uvb and uva light. some protected wel well. some did not. starting index summer sun screen must have an s p f of at least 15. offer protection against both uvb and uva rays. to claim that it helps prevent cancer and aging. wins more sun screen makers will no longer be able to claim their product are waterproof or sweat pr