Health
Skin biopsy? Here are tips on wound care
A skin biopsy is often used to diagnose skin cancer and other skin conditions.
Jun 6, 2022
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Skin Cancer
Oncology & Cancer
80% of all cancers are on the skin. What happens if I have one?
Two in three Australians will have a skin cancer in their lifetime, nearly all of them basal cell carcinomas (BCC), squamous cell carcinomas (SCC) or melanomas.
May 31, 2022
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Oncology & Cancer
New combined therapy helps extend lives of men with prostate cancer
Practice-changing research from Cedars-Sinai Cancer shows that a combination of androgen deprivation therapy—a commonly used hormone injection—plus pelvic lymph node radiation, kept nearly 90% of clinical trial patients' ...
May 26, 2022
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Oncology & Cancer
Survey reveals public confusion about risks of tanning and sunburns
A recent American Academy of Dermatology survey of more than 1,000 U.S. adults revealed a significant increase in both tanning and number of sunburns in 2021 compared to 2020. Since tanning and sunburns can increase the risk ...
May 25, 2022
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Health
'Honey, don't forget the sunscreen!' Three beliefs that affect sunscreen use by older adults
Reminders from a romantic partner might be an effective way to encourage sunscreen use by people age 50 or older, suggests a study in the May/June issue of The Journal of the Dermatology Nurses' Association.
May 18, 2022
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Oncology & Cancer
Consumer Health: Understanding skin cancer and how to prevent it
May is Skin Cancer Awareness Month, which makes this and good time to learn about the three main types of skin cancer and what you can do to keep yourself healthy.
May 16, 2022
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Oncology & Cancer
Check moles during Skin Cancer Awareness Month
Learning your ABCs can alert you to changes in moles that could signal melanoma—the most serious type of skin cancer.
May 13, 2022
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Medications
Skin drug treatments may regress dangerous birthmarks and prevent melanoma
About one in 20,000 infants is born with what's called a congenital giant nevus—a huge, pigmented mole that may cover much of the face and body. Due to the mole's appearance and its risk of later developing into skin cancer, ...
May 12, 2022
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Oncology & Cancer
Over 7 million Europeans estimated to have skin cancer, despite 'majority of cases' being preventable
Results of a new European Academy of Dermatology and Venereology (EADV) survey presented today at EADV's Spring Symposium show that 1.71% of the adult European general population reported having skin cancer, meaning some ...
May 12, 2022
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Oncology & Cancer
Skin cancer interventions affect sun-safety attitudes
More people are diagnosed with skin cancer in the U.S. than many other cancers combined, and it is one of the most common cancers among young women. Penn State researchers are testing social media interventions aimed at this ...
May 11, 2022
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