Tag Archives: skin cancer

According to new research, computers aren’t a good substitute for good old-fashioned dermatology after all. The study, which was published in the Journal of The American Medical Association, found that smartphone applications developed to detect early signs of skin cancer … Continue reading

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If you aren’t worried about skin cancer yet, you probably should be. Skin cancer is the most common form of cancer in the U.S. and nearly two million Americans will be diagnosed this year. Unfortunately, most Americans do not realize … Continue reading

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Earlier this year the FDA approved Yervoy, the first drug ever shown to prolong the lives of late-stage melanoma patients. There’s now more hope for these patients, as a new study finds that a vaccine combined with an immune-boosting drug shows … Continue reading

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The saying “like mother, like daughter” seems to apply to tanning habits, based on the results of a new survey by the American Academy of Dermatology that found young women who tan indoors were more than four times as likely to … Continue reading

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The American Academy of Dermatology released the results of a new survey that showed that a large percentage of white teenage girls and young women are still using tanning beds or intentionally tanning outdoors. The release of the survey results coincided with … Continue reading

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