3 hrs ago | KPVI-TV Pocatello
Idaho Among Top Ten States with the Highest Rate of New Melanoma Cases
Idaho Idaho Among Top Ten States with the Highest Rate of New Melanoma Cases Idaho has some of the highest rates of newly diagnosed cases of melanoma and deaths in the United States.
11 hrs ago | WVLT-TV Knoxville
How safe and effective are sunscreens?
July 2, 2009 -- Sunscreens are improving, but three of five brand-name products either don't protect the skin from sun damage sufficiently, contain hazardous chemicals, or both, according to a report by the watchdog organization Environmental Working Group .
19 hrs ago | KIVI-TV Nampa
Skin Cancer On The Rise In Idaho
Idaho is at the top of rather infamous list, the list of the top states with skin cancer.
Doctor, Patient Warn Of Dangers Of Too Much Sun
Contrary to popular opinion, a person does not get 80 percent of their lifetime sun exposure by age 18.
Relief for patients as cancer funds reinstated
Funding for potentially life-saving skin cancer treatment in the Bay of Plenty has been reinstated after the Bay of Plenty Times highlighted the issue last week.
Public urged to wear sunscreen
Over two-thirds of people are using sun creams with factors that are too low, according to new research from the Marie Keating Foundation.
Rules on GPs removing skin cancer to be relaxed putting patients at risk experts warn
Patients could be put at risk as rules allowing GPs to remove cancerous moles are set to be relaxed despite evidence the treatment fails in almost half of cases, experts have warned.
Newest sunscreens do more than just block sun's rays
For Dr. Beatrice Wang, summer is a frustrating season. Every day, the Montreal dermatologist watches sun worshippers shed clothes like a chrysalis in spring and slowly bake themselves to a crisp nut brown.
Looking to the future: Derms foresee changes connected to practice management, science
Cosmetic dermatology procedures have dramatically changed the face of dermatology.
Melanoma on the rise in young as number of dermatologists shrinks
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.
Scots 'using chip fat' to boost tan Sun-worshipping Scots are risking ...
Sun-worshipping Scots are risking skin cancer by using moisturiser, baby oil and even chip fat instead of protective cream, researchers have said.
Experts Warn of Idaho's Skin Cancer Rates
As summer activities take Idahoans into the great outdoors, health experts are raising awareness about skin cancer rates.
Copeland Foundation Donates To Cancer Institute
A foundation founded in memory of the late restaurateur Al Copeland is donating $150,000 to the University of Pittsburgh Cancer Institute.
Do you need a higher SPF? How to wear sunscreen and not get burned
SPF numbers are breaking into the triple digits -- a handful of products boast a sun protection factor of 100.
UV Safety Awareness Month begins and Missourians urged to protect themselves from the sun
Amid the summer heat, state health officials are urging Missourians to protect themselves from the sun.
Reconstruction an option after skin cancer
We may love the sun, but the sun doesn't love us. Its dangerous UVA and UVB rays help make skin cancer the most common type of cancer, with more than a million cases diagnosed each year.
Determining Melanoma Survival Rates
Research at the University of Leicester will be breaking new ground in the search for a simple blood test that could tell whether a patient with melanoma has the condition in an aggressive form.
Abnormal tests can raise havoc
DEAR DR. DONOHUE: Last year I was rejected for life-insurance coverage due to an elevated CEA test.
Diagnosed with skin cancer at 28, now I avoid the sunshine
WHEN Pauline Sibley was told she had skin cancer what should have been one of the happiest times of her life suddenly became the worst.
A seasonal reminder: Beware of skin cancer
Even as the temperature crept toward triple digits midday Sunday, Aurora Manangan wasn't about to spend the day in short sleeves.