Children Learn to Spot Suspicious Moles
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)...
View ArticleStudents, Get Ready for a Sun Protected Summer
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...
View ArticleStudy: Low Number of Skin Exams by Hispanics
A new study from the Cancer Institute of New Jersey provides a snapshot of current sun protection behaviors among the Hispanic population. And the picture isn’t pretty. Researchers looked at the number...
View ArticleReminder: Learn the ABCDE’s of Checking Your Skin
This wonderful picture of a free mole clinic held at Le Braye, Jersey arrived this morning. Reportedly, lines snaked around the beach and while organizers were thrilled, they weren’t able to get an...
View ArticleNew Video Shows How to Check Your Skin
The American Academy of Dermatology has just released a new video explaining how to check your skin. Checking your skin regularly is a crucial element in early detection of skin cancer. Here is the...
View ArticleHair Stylists Can Be Line of Defense Against Skin Cancer
The story about the Georgia man who shaved his head to support his wife as she underwent chemotherapy and discovered a melanoma on his scalp is instructive on a couple of levels. Dolly Stringer has...
View ArticleRedheads More Susceptible to Skin Cancer Apart from Sun Exposure
A new study says that redheads may be more susceptible to melanoma independently of sun exposure. Melanoma is the most deadly form of skin cancer. The study, which was done on mice, suggests that the...
View ArticleBeauty Industry Pros Recruited in War on Skin Cancer
A lovely story from Grand Junction, Colorado reminds us how important it is to check our skin routinely. And, it puts the spotlight on a wonderful program developed by the Melanoma Foundation of New...
View ArticleFeet also Vulnerable to Skin Cancer
When we think of skin cancer, we often don’t consider skin cancers of the feet. But skin cancer, including melanoma, can develop on the feet, including the soles, top of the feet, between the toes and...
View ArticleImportance of Skin Checks
A research study and a new product remind us how important it is that people be proactive in caring for and monitoring their skin. A study performed by the North Florida Dermatology Associates...
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