Living in Shade

I came across a very saddening story from over in Manchester, England. Its the tale of Nick Hobin. Nick was a 32 year old fair skinned man who its said stayed away from the sun whenever possible. Yet the young father, still passed away earlier this month from melanoma.
The article from the Manchester Evening News [...]

By now I’m sure that everyone knows that skin cancer and sun exposure is for real and a major problem in our modern world. Still, some people don’t pay heed to warnings and shrug at taking simple precautions. The only way those things are going to change is to effect a culture change through teaching [...]

A recent study had found that the risk for melanoma was increased 4x for women who took supplemental vitamins C and E, beta carotene, selenium and zinc. These was an alarming study because about half of adults in our country take vitamin supplements. The results of that study shocked a lot of people. Fortunately according [...]

A very informative article appeared on the Barron’s website this morning entitled “Taking Aim at Skin Cancer”. This article talks about a revolutionary new piece of technology in the fight against skin cancer. Still pending FDA approval, this new device would drastically alter the world of detecting skin cancer.
The device is called MelaFind and is [...]

A very interesting study was reported this week in the latest issue of Archives of Dermatology. The study examined just who was noticing the signs of melanoma. A lot of people don’t think about it until they notice something odd on their skin, then they decide to go and get it checked out. However, this [...]