May has been designated as Melanoma/ Skin Cancer Detection and Prevention Month by The American Academy of Dermatology. Every year thousands of people needlessly die from skin cancer. According to the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, 53,919 people were diagnosed with melanomas of the skin in 2006, and 8,441 people died from it. Maybe these statistics don’t truly convey the human side to this. For each of those numbers is a person who once was a friend, a family member, a...
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Five Easy Ways to Protect Your Skin from Skin Cancer
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How to Prevent Skin Cancer from Returning
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Gardasil Marketed for Males to Prevent Genital Warts (and other ways...
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How to Check Your Skin for Skin Cancer
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Melanoma and Other Skin Cancers: Prevention
Source: ADAM Encyclopedia
According to the American Cancer Societythe lifetime risk of getting melanoma is about 2% (1 in 50) for whites, 0.1% (1 in 1,000) for blacks, and... Read more »
Caffeine and Exercise Combo may Prevent Skin Cancer
(Ivanhoe Newswire) -- You may want to add a cup of coffee to your workout -- it could rev up your skin cancer protection. New research from Rutgers... Read more »
Celebrex May Prevent Some Skin Cancers
Stanford School of Medicine researchers have found that the arthritis drug Celebrex (celecoxib) can reduce the risk of basil cell carcinoma, a common... Read more »
Most Do Not Understand Skin Cancer Prevention: Survey
According to a new survey from the American Academy of Dermatology, many people don't know enough about sun damage to be able to effectively protect... Read more »
Battery-Powered 'Gadget' Could Help Prevent Skin Cancer
A battery-powered device developed by a Canterbury University researchers may one day be able to tell people their true exposure to ultraviolet (UV)... Read more »
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