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Skin Cancer Prevention Tips for Winter

Baby it’s cold outside!  And as the temperatures plummet and the days grow shorter, most people are not thinking about protecting their skin from the sun.  If you ask most people about their sunscreen lotion, it is probably packed away in the back of the closet or even thrown away. Is skin cancer prevention something we really... Read moreChevron
posted 12/06/2010, comments (0)|
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No More Excuses-Get a Skin Exam!

I know you are busy. I know the holidays are here. I know that skin cancer may be the last thing you are thinking about right now. But I am going to tell you that making an appointment with a dermatologist to get your annual skin exam could save your life. I wouldn’t be writing this if I didn’t know it was true.   I will give... Read moreChevron
posted 11/29/2010, comments (0)|
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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 moreChevron
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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 moreChevron
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 moreChevron
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