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Do Airport Body Scanners Up Your Risk for Skin Cancer?

There have been a lot of changes to the way we experience air travel. Every time I fly it seems they have changed the rules. They have rules about the liquids and gels you bring on board, they want you to take off your shoes while going through security, and now they have new body scanners you are required to go through unless you want a pat... Read moreChevron
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Skin Cancer Prevention Apps

It seems there is an app for everything these days. I have been writing on Health Central about various medical apps to help patients. I have found some great apps to help people who suffer from depression. There are also apps to help people who have anxiety disorders. There are apps for parents of special needs children.  And there are... Read moreChevron
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Side Effects of Using Topical Chemotherapy Creams

A number of our members here on SkinCareConnection  ask about the use of topical chemotherapy creams to treat precancerous lesions such as actinic keratoses or superficial skin cancers. These topical chemotherapy creams include Efudex (fluorouracil) Carac (fluorouracil), and Imiquimod cream  (which goes by the brand names of Aldara or a... Read moreChevron
posted 02/28/2011, comments (0)|
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Tanning Bed Myths

Despite the preponderance of research to show that tanning bed use is unsafe there are still many individuals who ignore the risks. To complicate this issue are the myths perpetuated about tanning beds primarily by marketers from the tanning bed industry. In this post we are going to discuss the inaccuracies of these myths one by one. We are... Read moreChevron
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Personal Stories of Tanning Bed Users Diagnosed with Melanoma

Our mission on both MySkinCareConnection and SkinCancerConnection  is to give you the facts you need to make wise choices about your skin. One of the more controversial topics we discuss on our skin sites is about the use of tanning beds. We get a lot of comments to older posts from representatives of the tanning bed industry. I think it... Read moreChevron
posted 01/31/2011, comments (0)|

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