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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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 […]
Original post by admin and weightlossopinions.com
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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