Sadly, spring breaks are over and most college students are back at school, finishing papers, getting ready for exams or simply trying to hold on to that joyful, vacation feeling. Hopefully, during these past few weeks of relishing the warmth of the seasonal sun, students followed the five steps in SunAWARE to protect their skin. [...]
Every now and then someone creates an educational game for children that could ultimately help save a life. Smack-A-Mole is one of those games.
While a review was provided in an earlier (May 2010) blog, winter is a perfect time to introduce this game and the practice of routinely checking skin. This is important for both [...]
Use of glass tinting, sunscreens, sunglasses, and sun protective gloves/sleeves helps to minimize UVR exposure while driving.
Until now, the advice in SunAWARE provided an “open-end” with regard to how to best obtain recommended levels of vitamin D. The idea was to wait until science evolved to a point where any advice offered in the acronym could be met with general agreement. It appears that we have reached that point.
Studies over the [...]
While I have written several times about the need for skin cancer prevention and detection education amongst non-white segments of the population, recent studies of racial and ethnic skin cancer trends among Florida and California subjects gives clear evidence of need for targeted outreach in these communities. The studies published in the Archives of Dermatology [...]
A study by Elliot Coups at the Cancer Institute of New Jersey and discussed in research letter in the Archives of Dermatology shows that a lack of knowledge about the differences in skin cancer is often found amongst those with lower education and income levels. Specifically, the study found that of 1,200 adults with skin [...]
Part One: Squamous Cell Carcinoma
Recently a study published in Cancer Prevention Research found that the loss of a gene know as INPSA could predict the onset, and track the progression of squamous cell carcinoma, a skin cancer that can spread to other parts of the body. This finding will be helpful in targeting new drugs [...]
Part Two: Basal Cell Carcinoma
More Americans develop basal cell carcinoma (BCC) than any other skin cancer. While the majority of those affected are older men, according to the Skin Cancer Foundation, women are getting BCC more frequently than in the past.
Basal cell carcinoma forms in the basal cells of the epidermis. This the cell layer [...]
Researchers in the Netherlands have found that redheads are at a higher risk to have a recurrence of basal cell carcinoma especially when the first lesion is found on the upper extremities.
The study, reported in the August issue of the Archives of Dermatology, analyzed data from almost 11,000 Dutch adults aged 55 and older. They [...]
After twenty five years, the ABCDs of melanoma remains the most useful guide in early detection of melanoma.
If you are in a high risk category for melanoma, a full-body skin exam by a dermatologist might be important for early detection and successful treatment.
A biopsy is the only way to make a definitive diagnosis of skin cancer. The biopsy is performed in the doctor’s office and a tissue sample sent to a laboratory for analysis.
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