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Swallow your sunscreen with protective pills
Potentially deadly skin cancer and wrinkles - two good reasons to protect your skin with sunscreen, as Lou Ann Kleiman does.
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Understanding dangers of tanning by any means
DEAR DR. DONOHUE: Recently, my daughter attended a sweet-16 birthday party for one of her best friends.
Animals can get sunburned, too
Bella keeps a tight grip on a ball as owner Sara Clement of Garland holds on at the Fair Park Dog Bowl in May.
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Moles and melanoma -- researchers find genetic links to skin cancer
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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Preventing the sun from damaging your skin
Now that summer temperatures have returned to Cape Ann, residents are outside enjoying the beaches and their backyards again, hopefully with their sunscreen on.
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A lifesaving new use for green tea
It turns out green tea's not only good to drink, but it might even protect against skin cancer.
Everyone knows the summer sun can hurt you in ways far beyond the immediate pain of a nasty burn.
HOPE Mobile offers protection from the sun
T o help raise awareness of the dangers of skin cancer and melanomas, the HOPE Mobile is passing out samples of sunscreen while supplies last in recognition of UV Safety Month.
Media Coverage Generates 47% Increase In Melanoma Diagnoses
Media coverage of skin cancer advice and sun awareness campaigns may have generated a 47 percent increase in diagnoses of melanoma in just one year, according to research due to be released at the British Association of Dermatologists' Annual Conference next week.
Melanoma on the rise among young people
Brynessa Gradley's life changed just over a year ago when she scratched an itchy spot on her leg as she came out of the shower.
Plans to offer the public mole checks at a dermatology conference have been scrapped amid fears it would put extra pressure on the health service.
Researchers create prostate cancer 'homing device' for drug delivery
This image depicts transporter molecules carrying therapeutic drugs to PSMA targets on a prostate cancer cell.
Cancer vaccine shows positive results, Goshen doctor says
A Goshen cancer doctor believes the results of a recently completed medical trial show that vaccines might actually have their place in the fight against cancer.
Boca Raton woman part of emerging cancer treatment
A local breast cancer patient was recommended by Boca Raton Community Hospital to participate in a newly developed treatment, according to Medical Oncologist at Lynn Cancer Institute, Louise Morrell.
Mice with Skin Condition Help Scientists Understand Tumor Growth
Cancerous tumors sometimes form at the site of chronic wounds or injury, but the reason why is not entirely clear.
Prostate Cancer 'Homing Device' Delivers Drugs
A team of Purdue University researchers has synthesized a molecule that finds and penetrates prostate cancer cells and has created imaging agents and therapeutic drugs that can link to the molecule and be carried with it as cargo.
Tips for suncreen use and dealing with poison ivy. Overexposure to the sun is a leading cause of skin cancer, so protection is critical.
NIH Grant Extends Skin Cancer Prevention Research
South Dakota State University researchers studying the cancer preventing effects of sarcodiol received a National Institutes of Health grant of nearly $217,000 this past spring.
Researchers identify genes that cause melanoma
Scientists from the Queensland Institute of Medical Research have found two new genes that together double a person's risk of developing melanoma.
WE COULDN'T do without the sun. It keeps us warm, fuels photosynthesis so we have spinach to eat and helps our bodies make vitamin D. We couldn't see across the street without the sun.