Regular readers of this blog will know that I’ve previously written about skin cancer, skin cancer prevention and the skin cancer-inducing risks of indoor tanning.
So it will come as no surprise that I was troubled to learn that Alaska Governor and Republican vice presidential candidate Sarah Palin had installed a tanning bed in the Governor’s mansion shortly after taking office in early 2007 and that this was being widely reported in the media. My concerns were that Governor Palin’s apparent endorsement of indoor tanning might lead some people to believe that it’s an okay thing to do.
The good news is that Governor Palin apparently knows better than to use an indoor tanning bed. On May 4, 2007, she issued an official statement proclaiming May 2007 as “Skin Cancer Awareness Month in Alaska.” In this statement she noted that “Skin cancer is caused, overwhelmingly, by over-exposure to ultraviolet radiation […]
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Yesterday was the first Monday of May, and although it happens this year to coincide with the Mexican holiday Cinco de Mayo, it is also known in the skin cancer community as Melanoma Monday. Melanoma Monday, the first Monday in May, officially kicks off the American Academy of Dermatology’s month-long awareness program called National Melanoma/Skin Cancer Detection and Prevention Month. This year, the Academy’s campaign is called “See Spot…Check Spot…Save a Life.” It emphasizes the importance of self-examination of the skin, as well as having a partner check the parts of your body that are difficult to see like the back and the scalp.
Skin cancer is the most common form of cancer in the United States, with over one million new cases detected each year. About one in five Americans will develop some form of skin cancer in their lifetime. Fortunately, most types of skin […]
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Skin cancer is far and away the most common type of cancer. Fortunately, the cure rate is so high that it makes skin cancer distinctly different from nearly all other forms of cancer. So distinct, in fact, that when you hear about cancer statistics like the most common types of cancer, they are not even considering or including skin cancer. Typically, we hear that lung, breast, prostate and colon cancers are the most common types, but you should be aware that this means “excluding skin cancer.”
There are three types of skin cancer, each named for the type of skin cell from which it originates. The two most common types are called squamous cell and basal cell carcinoma, and the third is melanoma. Squamous cell and basal cell carcinomas together are often called non-melanoma skin cancer and there are over 1 million cases found each year […]
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Skin cancer is far and away the most common type of cancer. Fortunately, the cure rate is so high that it makes skin cancer distinctly different from nearly all other forms of cancer - so distinct, in fact, that when you hear about cancer statistics like the most common types of cancer, they are not even considering or including skin cancer. Typically, we hear that lung, breast, prostate and colon cancers are the most common types, but you should be aware that this means “excluding skin cancer.”
There are three types of skin cancer, each named for the type of skin cell from which it originates. The two most common types are called squamous cell and basal cell carcinoma, and the third is melanoma. Squamous cell and basal cell carcinomas together are often called non-melanoma skin cancer and there are over 1 million cases found each year […]
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