Another reason to stay out of the sun!
Friday, 08 May 2009 20:15 |
Constant sun -- too much of a good thing? Too much sunlight in places like Greenland where long summer days often cause insomnia appears more likely to drive a person to suicide, Swedish researchers said Friday. Despite a belief that suicides tend to rise in late autumn and early winter months because of darkness, the new findings suggest that places where constant sunlight in summer seasons is a fact of life may be just as dangerous. Last Updated (Friday, 05 June 2009 19:47) |
New cream may help treat types of melanoma
Wednesday, 29 April 2009 00:01 |
Topical cream studied as way to treat skin cancer without the knife ST. LOUIS – In a case study of a type of melanoma skin cancer typically found on chronically sun-exposed skin, Saint Louis University researchers found that imiquimod, a topical cream, produced good results for patients when used together with surgery to treat the cancer, potentially helping doctors cut less. Last Updated (Friday, 05 June 2009 19:48) New study confirms risk of sunbeds
Tuesday, 07 April 2009 00:00 |
Skin cancer amongst sunbed users has gone up three times in the last ten years, a recent insight has shown. Nearly 100 patients are dying annually due to cancer caused by sun beds. Last Updated (Tuesday, 28 April 2009 22:29) |
Brunettes may still be at high risk for skin cancer
Tuesday, 28 April 2009 20:21 |
Brunettes who do not burn easily in the sun can still be at high risk of developing deadly skin cancer, a new study shows. Scientists warned that they should not feel more confident about sunbathing than fair-skinned blondes, after they discovered a gene variant which increases the chance of developing melanoma more than two fold. Last Updated (Tuesday, 28 April 2009 22:28) Gene mutation is first step in Skin Cancer
Monday, 06 April 2009 00:00 |
Intresting news re: skin cancer was recently published in one of my favorite journals: CancerCell. Last Updated (Tuesday, 28 April 2009 22:30) |
