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What New Tools Can Stop Skin Cancer?

If you look at current statistics, about 8400 people will die of melanoma skin cancer this year. Melanoma is an aggressive skin cancer and can metastize quickly to other areas in the body. So any tools that help to detect this cancer quickly - by patients or by health professionals - can be a step forward in reducing the mortality from... Read more Chevron

posted 12/15/2008, comment (1)|

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Are You Winter-Sun Savvy?

We talk you to death - pun very much intended - when it comes to summertime and sun protection - but what about during the winter months? You cannot have a cavalier attitude, even though we do tend to cover up much more. Think about it, though. Your face, sometimes ears and hands are still exposed AND when you're sitting in... Read more Chevron

posted 09/17/2008, comments (2)|

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Skin Cancer Prevention and Your Medicine Cabinet

I want to talk about how several commonly used medicines may reduce the incidence of cancer, with specific focus on skin cancer. Many times, we hear news stories how certain foods we eat or medicines we take may cause cancer, there are several medicines that actually may help prevent skin cancer. So you may be able to lower your cholesterol and... Read more Chevron

posted 09/08/2008, comments (2)|

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Undo Sun Damage with a New "Burn"

Sit in the sun from childhood through adulthood and then some, for enough hours and you will likely accumulate an awful lot of visible and invisible sun damage. One particular skin issue that may arise are red or brown crusty,flaky areas or yellowed spots, usually found on the face and scalp called actinic keratoses. They are... Read more Chevron

posted 08/05/2008, comments (3)|

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Be Aware of the "B" in UVB Rays

When it comes to skin cancer - it's the UVB rays we need to be aware of. According to recent research, our bodies are less capable of repairing the damage that UVB rays cause. When researchers exposed cells to UVA and UVB rays, though both caused damage - the UVB rays were implicated as being far more irreversibly... Read more Chevron

posted 07/22/2008, comment (1)|

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