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updated: Sat Jul 19, 2008 08:47 pm

Skin Cancer News

News on Skin Cancer continually updated from thousands of sources around the net.

4 hrs ago | Canada.com

Toronto to study shade mandate

City bureaucrats will fan out across Toronto this summer to analyze the angle of the sun at different times of the day, measure the amount of direct or reflected sunlight and assess the "quantity and usability" ...

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Related Topix: Medicine, Health

12 hrs ago | SalemNews.com, Salem, MA

Our view: Don't let fun in the sun turn dangerous

This is indeed New England's most glorious season. For a few months, we get to play outdoors just like those in more temperate climes.

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Related Topix: Medicine, Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, Health, U.S. Environmental Protection Agency, Opinion

20 hrs ago | Buzzle.com

Prostate Cancer Treatment and its Effects on Sexual Performance

Prostate cancer is common and affects a huge percentage of men around the world.

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Related Topix: Health, Lung Cancer, Medicine, Erectile Dysfunction, Prostate Cancer, Cancer

Fri Jul 18, 2008

Tideland News Online

Summer Sunscreen Mistakes, Myths and Solutions

With summer in full swing, we need to be diligent about applying sunscreen before heading outdoors.

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Related Topix: Medicine, Dermatology, Health

Tideland News

Protect Yourself During Skin Cancer Awareness Month and Beyond

Nearly every hour, someone in the United States dies of melanoma, the deadliest form of skin cancer, and more than one million Americans will be diagnosed with skin cancer this year.

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Related Topix: Medicine, Health, Surgery

Monterey County Herald

Ask Dr. Gott: Have itchy moles examined, treated Have itchy moles examined, treated

Dear Dr. Gott: I have about 15 moles all over my body. They feel like sandpaper, itch and are different sizes.

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Related Topix: Health, Wickliffe, OH

EurekAlert!

As rates rise, researchers find better way to identify melanoma

University of Rochester Medical Center researchers found a new protein produced excessively in malignant melanoma, a discovery that is particularly relevant as skin cancer rates climb dramatically among young ...

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Related Topix: University of Rochester, University of Nebraska System, Medical Center (University of Nebraska System), Health, Pathology

Thu Jul 17, 2008

WTVG

Watch out for phrases like "skin cancers disappear" or "shrinks malignant tumors"

The US Food and Drug Administration is cracking down on companies selling bogus cancer treatments on the internet.

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Related Topix: Medicine, Health, Food and Drug Administration, Cancer, Breast Cancer

WCCO

Lip Gloss Poses Serious Health Concerns

No matter when you were a teenager, there's a good chance lip gloss was popular.

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Related Topix: Health, Offbeat

WGRZ-TV Buffalo

Cancer Screening On Wheels

If you have an environment or "green" story you would like to see us cover, drop me a line at andy.parker@wgrz.com or in my blog.

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Related Topix: Cancer, Health, Hamburg, NY

Wed Jul 16, 2008

The London News.Net

Pet pooch Gus wins ugliest dog contest

The London News.Net Wednesday 16th July, 2008 London, July 16 : A nine-year-old hairless Chinese Crested dog by the name of Gus, won an award for being the ugliest pooch in the world.

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Related Topix: Medicine, Health, Sonoma State University (California State University System), California State University System

Medical News Today

Skin Mole Analysis Using The Internet - A New Service By Opticom Data Research

Main Category: Dermatology Also Included In: Cancer / Oncology ; IT / Internet / E-mail Article Date: 11 Jul 2008 - 0:00 PDT Opticom Data Research performs skin mole analysis on mole images that are submitted ...

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Related Topix: Oncology, Medicine, Health

Southeast Missourian

A raisin in the sun: Gardeners risking skin cancer

Perhaps it's fitting that a food product - the seedless grape - was the image picked for a major anti-sunning campaign.

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Related Topix: Medicine, Cancer, Health

Tue Jul 15, 2008

Health Scout

Are You Getting Burned by Your Sunscreen?

Sunscreens are one of the most popular protections people use as the summer sun rises high and threatens to burn their skin with harmful ultraviolet rays.

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Related Topix: Sundown, Bullfrog, Sunscreens (generic), Medicine, Medication, Health, Cancer, The College of New Jersey, The College of Wooster, The College of Idaho

Newswise

Savvy Use of Sunscreen Reduces the Risk of Getting Too Much Summer Sun

Sunning in the summer feels oh-so-good. But ultraviolet A and ultraviolet B light damage the skin and increase the risk of skin cancer.

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Related Topix: Medicine, Health, Cancer, Sundown, Bullfrog, Sunscreens (generic), Medication

Xinhuanet

The number of melanoma cases among the subjects has risen by 50% since the year 1980 in the U.S..

The number of melanoma cases among young women in the U.S. has risen fast, said the National Cancer Institute's Division of Cancer Epidemiology & Genetics as quoted by media reports Monday.

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Related Topix: Health

Mon Jul 14, 2008

BBC News

Concern over GP skin cancer ops

Potentially dangerous skin cancers are being treated by family doctors, despite guidance telling them to refer them to hospitals.

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Related Topix: Medicine, Health, Europe, World News, United Kingdom, Dermatology

105.9 the X

Free Skin Cancer Screening Tour Traveling

The tour kicks off in New York City on May 2nd and will run through the fall. WHEN: Friday, July 25th in Monroeville 10AM - Noon Sunday, July 27th in Mars 2PM - 4PM A local dermatologist available for ...

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Related Topix: Medicine, Health, Cancer, Dermatology

Scientific American

Holidaymakers urged to be safe in the sun

The European Union's health and consumer chiefs urged holidaymakers on Monday to take extra measures to protect themselves from the sun this summer in a bid to curb rising levels of skin cancer, notably among ...

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Related Topix: Medicine, Health, Cancer

EMaxHealth

Cases Of Melanoma Skin Cancer Sharply Increased in Young Women

Melanoma cases of skin cancer increased by 50% in younger women, urging the need of more educational campaigns for younger people to help them understand how dangerous skin cancer is and what to do to protect ...

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Related Topix: Medicine, Health, Cancer, Sundown, Bullfrog, Sunscreens (generic), Medication

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