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Who gets skin cancer?

Skin cancer is the most common form of cancer in the United States. It is so common that it is predicted that in the course of a lifetime, one in five Americans will be diagnosed with some form of skin cancer. Although most skin cancers are treatable in the early stages, people still die of this type of cancer, and especially from melanoma. One... Read more Chevron

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A Dermatologist Answers Questions about Topical Chemotherapy Creams

One of the frequent questions we get here on SkinCancerConnection is about the use of topical medications used to treat pre-cancerous growths such as actinic keratoses which can be a precursor to developing squamous cell skin cancer. Three of the most commonly used medications to treat such lesions include Efudex, Aldara and Carac. We have... Read more Chevron

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Surprising Skin Cancer Statistics

Did you know that skin cancer is the most common form of cancer in the United States? Or that each year there are more new cases of skin cancer than the combined incidence of breast, prostate, lung, and colon cancers? Although most skin cancer is treatable and even curable when caught at an early stage, people still die from certain types of... Read more Chevron

posted 11/09/2010, comments (0)|

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More Scientific Evidence Linking Tanning Bed Use with Melanoma

My Skin Care Connection has been telling you all along about the dangers of using tanning beds. It may be difficult to know what to believe since the tanning bed industry is keen upon protecting its financial interests and routinely creates public diversions to sway the public to thinking that indoor tanning is safe. One such myth being... Read more Chevron

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Is Your City Sun Smart?

Surely everybody knows by now that exposure to the ultraviolet rays from the sun can pose a risk for developing skin cancer. Or do they? It seems that some cities are smarter when it comes to sun protection and skin cancer risks than others. An on-line poll conducted by the American Academy of Dermatology revealed that three cities... Read more Chevron

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