Skin Cancer

From Michael Lee  You might not realize it yet, but exposing yourself unprotected to the sun can lead to different types of skin cancer. That stubborn itch or redness can be something more than just an irritation. It’s important that you arm yourself with the right knowledge, so you won’t have any regrets later on.…

From Ronald Worley  Skin cancer of the legs, ankles, and feet are some of the most overlooked cancers. They are found in locations where most people consider skin cancers unlikely. Over 90% of skin cancers appear on sun-exposed skin, usually found on the face, neck, ears, forearms, and hands, but an alarming number are also…

From Helen Hecker   If you have a skin mole on your arm or leg or body now or maybe you have a few of them or even many of them you may be wondering what does a cancerous mole look like. And is it melanoma? I’ll show you how to tell if that mole on…

From Heather West Smith  Your mother is right, you must protect your skin from the strong rays of the sun, especially while you are young. Now, how did she gain that knowledge? Perhaps through a painful lesson, perhaps the health news on TV or in magazines. Trust her – most skin damage due to ultraviolet…

From Dustin Cole Armstrong  So you’ve got to get tan, right? Never in history has a suntan been more popular or had more impact on attractiveness. Some people have taken this tanning thing to a new extreme. Personally, I think that the popularity of having very dark tans is too extreme. If you want to…

From Claudia Budu Ph.D. Cancer is caused by changes (mutations) in a cell’s DNA. Some of these changes may be inherited from our parents, while others may be caused by outside exposures, which are often referred to as environmental factors. Most epidemiologists and cancer researchers agree that environmental factors contribute to cancer risk of about…

From Matthew Van Dun   Age spots, liver spots, sun spots or whatever they are called are very often counted to be a sign of skin cancer. People are not always even aware of what different skin marks are – moles, warfs and lentigos are often mixed up with liver spots (Melasma). I will reveal here…

From Peter Foremski  When you read the data, most observers remark on the statistic that the number of people who succumb to this disease is growing. Of course it’s important to be reminded why but what about any new treatments? These days many more natural remedies are being sought for what ails us, which includes…

From Kirsten Whittaker Researchers at the University of East Anglia have completed several years work to find a compound that seems to block the movement of the pigment cells that give tadpoles their unique markings. Uncontrolled movement of pigment cells has been linked to cancer in both humans and frogs, which means skin cancer detection…

From Mary Barrow  Often you will hear doctors, nurses and others talking about the “ABCDs” of melanoma, the deadliest form of skin cancer. This mnemonic, the ABCDs, was developed to help you evaluate changes in moles on your body in order to recognize melanoma at its earliest stages. It is important to understand that although…