Skin Cancer:
Skin Cancer, Symptoms of Skin Cancer, Treatment of Melanoma.
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Sep 22nd, 2009
Most tanning salons and spas will allow teens to use their tanning facilities seven days a week, which goes against the Food and Drug Administration’s (FDA) recommendations, says a new article in the Archives of Dermatology. The FDA recommends that minors have no more than three tanning sessions during their first week of indoor tanning.
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Sep 16th, 2009
Melanoma, which can be a deadly form of skin cancer, could be on the rise, or at least, that is what is being reported. A new study is suggesting that the "melanoma epidemic" is not necessarily an epidemic but simply a change in the criteria for the malignancy, according to a report in the September British Journal of Dermatology.
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Sep 14th, 2009
More than 11,000 Americans die each year from skin cancer. Yet when detected early, skin cancer has a cure rate of 99 percent.
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Aug 31st, 2009
Drawing on the power of DNA sequencing, researchers have identified a new group of genetic mutations involved in the deadliest form of skin cancer, melanoma.
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Aug 17th, 2009
Antioxidants such as vitamins C and E, beta-carotene, and the minerals selenium and zinc do not increase the risk of melanoma, according to a new study released in the August issue of Archives of Dermatology.
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Aug 1st, 2009
A virus discovered last year in a rare form of skin cancer has also been found in people with the second most common form of skin cancer among Americans.
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Jul 29th, 2009
Despite even the most serious warnings about the skin cancer risks for tanning beds, millions of people still use them. Experts say teenagers are the most users of the tanning beds. When asked why teenagers use tanning beds, they say because teens believe they are invulnerable to the skin cancer risks and health problems due to young age.
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Jul 20th, 2009
Metastatic melanoma has taken Frank McCourt, 78. McCourt grew up in Limerick, Ireland before moving to New York City where he taught school. He wrote the Pulitzer Prize-winning memoir “Angela’s Ashes.” McCourt died in Manhattan on Sunday July 19, 2009.
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Jul 6th, 2009
New research has shown why people with the greatest number of moles are at increased risk of the most dangerous form of skin cancer.
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Jun 15th, 2009
A new finding in the battle against skin cancer could produce big developments in treatment methods. Scientists and researchers from the Laboratory for Investigative Dermatology at Rockefeller University and Mohs Micrographic and Dermatologic Surgery at Weill Cornell Medical College focused their work on the immune system.