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FDA Approves Melafind For Detecting Skin Cancer And Melanoma. Good news for anyone worried about skin cancer with the FDA approving Melafind, which the manufacturers describe as a groundbreaking technology for detecting melanomas. Darrell S. Rigel, MD, Clinical Professor of … Continue reading →

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Posted on November 3, 2011 by

 Understanding the genetic basis of melanoma. An international study published today in Nature Genetics, has discovered two genetic variants that increase the risk of melanoma. Melanoma is not the most common type of skin cancer but it is one of … Continue reading →

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Posted on October 24, 2011 by

  Does Sunscreen Prevent Skin Cancer?.   Just reported in the Journal of Investigative Dermatology, UVA1 is more cancer causing than we thought.  UVA1 is the hardest part of the sun’s UV rays to block with sunscreen.  It’s different from … Continue reading →

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Posted on October 17, 2011 by

 California Bans Indoor Tanning for Minors – NYTimes.com. California this week became the first state in the country to ban indoor tanning for anyone under 18, a move that drew praise from health organizations. About 30 other states have laws … Continue reading →

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Posted on October 11, 2011 by

The Skin Cancer Foundation – Guidelines

Posted on September 28, 2011 by | Leave a comment

Understanding Sunburn

Sunburn
Unlike instantaneous burns from touching a heat source, sunburn inflammation and redness usually start about four hours after exposure. Maximum redness generally occurs within 12 to 24 hours, and the painful, burning sensation occurs from 6 to 48 hours after exposure. After a couple days, the outer layers of skin may peel away. Peeling is actually the body’s way of healing itself by shedding the top layer of damaged epidermis.

Severe sunburns can cause chills, fever, nausea, and blistering in various degrees. In cases in which people are stranded without shelter, extremely severe sunburns can cause what is known as sun poisoning. Sun poisoning may be life threatening. It results in severe blistering, a lack of fluids, an imbalance in important chemicals, and it may even lead to deadly infections.

Follow this link to watch a really good animation video explaining sunburn, from Skincancer.org
The Skin Cancer Foundation – Sunburn.

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Caffeine lowers risk of skin cancer.

Posted on September 14, 2011 by | 1 Comment

Caffeine Lowers Risk of Skin Cancer: Coffee-Based Sunscreen Might Work Best

ScienceDaily (Aug. 25, 2011) — There might be a time when instead of just drinking that morning cup of coffee you lather it on your skin as a way of preventing harmful sun damage or skin cancer.

A new Rutgers study strengthens the theory that caffeine guards against certain skin cancers at the molecular level by inhibiting a protein enzyme in the skin, known as ATR. Scientists believe that based on what they have learned studying mice, caffeine applied directly to the skin might help prevent damaging UV light from causing skin cancer.

Prior research indicated that mice that were fed caffeinated water and exposed to lamps that generated UVB radiation that damaged the DNA in their skin cells were able to kill off a greater percentage of their badly damaged cells and reduce the risk of cells becoming cancerous.

To read more on this article follow link: Caffeine lowers risk of skin cancer: Coffee-based sunscreen might work best.

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Under-18s sunbed ban to cut skin cancer toll | Mail Online

Posted on May 3, 2011 by | Leave a comment

Under-18s sunbed ban to cut skin cancer toll according to Mail Online.

Children and teenagers have been banned from using sunbeds to protect them from soaring rates of skin cancer. A new law means that any tanning salon found letting under-18s use its beds from today faces a fine of up to £20000. …

Many of them use sunbeds several times a week.

New figures show rates of malignant melanoma, the deadliest form of skin cancer, have trebled among the under-35s since the Seventies.

The World Health Organisation says sunbeds are as big a cancer threat as smoking and asbestos.

Twenty minutes in a booth exposes you to the same amount of damaging ultra-violet light as spending a day on a Mediterranean beach, according to experts. Campaigners say the Act is long overdue.
Read more: http://www.dailymail.co.uk/health/article-1374575/Under-18s-sunbed-ban-cut-skin-cancer-toll.html#ixzz1LGtmGQnR

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Be Sun Smart this Summer

Posted on March 5, 2011 by | Leave a comment

Cancer smart lifestyle – SunSmartCampaign.

The major cause of skin cancer is too much exposure to ultraviolet (UV) radiation from the sun. Skin can burn in as little as 15 minutes in the summer sun so it is important to protect your skin from UV radiation.

Avoid using solariums or sunbeds, which emit harmful levels of UV radiation up to five times as strong as the summer midday sun. More info….Be Sun Smart this Summer.

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Reportage: Vorbeugung von Hautkrebs in Australien | kindergesundheit-info.de

Posted on December 19, 2010 by | Leave a comment

In Australien kennt jedes Kind das Lied “slip! slop! slap!” Es fasst die wichtigsten Botschaften einer der erfolgreichsten Gesundheitskampagnen Australiens zusammen.
slip! slop! slap!
“Slip on a shirt, slop on sunscreen, slap on a hat” (Zieh dir ein T-Shirt an, creme dich mit Sonnenmilch ein und setz dir einen Hut auf) – für australische Kinder ist dies längst gängiger Alltag geworden. In einem Land mit der weltweit höchsten Hautkrebsrate sind Information und vorbeugende Maßnahmen auch schon für Kinder Pflichtprogramm. So haben sich seit 1998 fast alle australischen Schulen im Rahmen des SunSmart Schools Program verbindlich verpflichtet, die Einhaltung bestimmter Standards zum Schutz ihrer Schüler zu gewährleisten. Reportage: Vorbeugung von Hautkrebs in Australien | kindergesundheit-info.de.

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