(CNN 4/9/13). Yale University research of 171 Melanoma survivors shows that up to 25% of them currently still don’t stay in the shade or use sunscreen, and 2% still use tanning beds! SOMEHOW A SIGNIFICANT NUMBER OF MELANOMA SURVIVORS ARE EITHER NOT HEARING THE DANGERS OF UV EXPOSURE OR ARE NOT HEEDING THE WARNINGS THAT […]
How much time in the sun do you need to stay healthy? Sunlight is beneficial. It gives us Vitamin D, prevents insomnia, and wards off depression. It also causes skin cancer, cataracts, age spots, and wrinkles. So find out how much of a good thing you really need! Ultraviolet B light is strongest 11:00am to […]
(J Clin Oncol. Posted online December 6, 2010) It may seem like captain obvious – but I hope this motivates patients to use proper sunscreen and reduce the melanoma cancer rate by a whopping 50%. Researchers at the University of Queensland have reported the results of a study, which confirms that individuals who are diligent […]
Visiting a tanning salon for “base tan” will NOT protect your skin from DNA (cancer) injury. (Pigment Cell Melanoma Research 02/2011) People with darker skin (such as African ancestry) tend to be much less susceptible to ultraviolet (sun) induced DNA damage (skin cancers) than those with lighter skin (such as Northern European ancestry). So many […]
Age is no guarantee of wisdom (Archives of Dermatology 12/2010) More than 30 MILLION people use tanning beds in the U.S. each year despite the fact that the World Health Organization has designated tanning beds as cancer causing. Researchers have suggested that the increasing incidence of Melanoma and non-Melanoma skin cancers is due to the […]
(CNN, EWG 5/11) With the new FDA guidelines on sunscreens, many agencies are advising you to remember that sunscreens alone cannot prevent skin cancer. Don’t forget about staying in the shade, using protective clothing such as wide-brimmed hats and sunglasses with UVA/UVB protection, and trying to avoid sun at the peak hours of 10 […]
FDA (6/11). The FDA just released new guidelines for sunscreen labeling. Despite the explosion of sunscreens, there has also been an explosion of skin cancer. Melanoma has increased by 45% from 1992 to 2004, and it is now the most common form of cancer in young people in their late 20′s. Now all sunscreens […]
Buy a BROAD SPECTRUM sunscreen, meaning it must protect you from both UVA and UVB rays. Buy at least a 15 SPF. Most doctors would disagree with this and say you need a 30 SPF, but remember that going up to a 50 or even a 100 doesn’t really make any difference. No sunscreen can […]
(American Academy of Dermatology, Chicago Tribune 7/11). Skin cancer of the scalp is not common, but because hair can obscure it from diagnosis, it can become more advanced. The AAD has advised that there are sunscreen agents formulated for the scalp (YUCK! THINK MOST PEOPLE WOULD OBJECT TO PUTTING EXTRA PRODUCTS INTO FRESHLY COIFFED HAIR), […]
(Kings College, London 7/11). Researchers have identified the molecule that causes the pain of sunburn, and this could lead to improved treatments of more serious conditions such as arthritis, cystitis (bladder pain), and other forms of chronic pain.
(Loyola University Medical Center 7/11). Baseball caps, flip-flops, and other cool summer attire present a serious problem: They leave areas of the skin exposed to harmful rays from the sun. The risk of developing skin cancers in these areas is very real, and especially dangerous on the top of the ears because people rarely inspect or […]
(Archives of Dermatology 6/11). It seems skin cancer surveillance should focus on patients over 50 years old, as they have more difficulty in spotting melanoma on their own. More than 50% of melanomas were found by dermatologists in older patients, versus more young patients spotting their own lesions by being more aware of changes in their […]