According to the American Cancer Society, most of the more than 1 million cases of non-melanoma skin cancer diagnosed yearly in the United States are considered to be sun-related.
In 2007, melanoma accounted for almost 60,000 cases of skin cancer. Out of the almost 11,000 deaths from skin cancer last year, 8,100 were from melanoma.
Knowing what […]
It used to be the standard for detecting melanoma was using what dermatologists called the “ABCDE” acronym.
A stands for Asymmetry
B stands for Border
C for Color
D for Diameter
E for Evolving or changing
Using this method, a dermatologist or physician will look for moles that are not symmetrical, the borders are not round, the color is not typical […]
There are four different categories for melanoma. Three of these types of melanoma begin in and live in the top layer of the skin - in situ - that can later become invasive. The fourth type of melanoma is invasive from the beginning. Invasive melanomas are more dangerous because they are living in deeper layers […]
Skin cancer is growing more and more common and getting the facts out there and raising awareness is so crucial if our country wants to get a handle on it. What is really sad is that skin cancer is diagnosed more than any other type of cancer, yet it is the one cancer that is […]
Recent research has found that the use of sunbeds during a person’s teens and twenties is linked to an increase in melanoma risk, the deadliest form of skin cancer.
The International Agency for Research on Cancer used 19 international studies to conduct their research and what they found was that there is a strong association between […]
The Skin Cancer Foundation’s Road to Healthy Skin Tour kicks off this month to help promote National Skin Cancer Awareness Month. The Road to Healthy Skin Tour that is sponsored by Rite Aid and Aveeno will tour the country offering free full body skin cancer screenings.
The tour starts the beginning of May and will run […]
May is National Melanoma/Skin Cancer Awareness Month and what better time to raise awareness than before we get into the summer months. I will be posting over the next few days about skin cancer and talking about each form. First I want to provide a general overview.
While melanoma is a very deadly form of skin […]
Another month has come and gone! It’s hard to believe that May is here! Here are the favorite posts from Chronic Health Blog for the month of April:
Health Magazine Reveals the 8 Most Toxic Places in Your Home
Manic Monday: How Common Are Mental Health Issues?
Working with Chronic Illness
Sex Therapists Gauge What is Ideal Time For […]
I found an article today in the New York Times that I thought was very interesting and well-suited for Chronic Health Blog. The author of the article was researching how small business owners deal with health insurance and ended up running across Rosalind Joffe. Joffe is an executive coach who specializes in helping people who […]
My husband thinks I am morbid at times, but I am really into health-related issues. I love to watch the Discovery Health channel - even some of the trauma E.R. shows that show the real blood and guts of it all. But all of that is part of life. I don’t watch this stuff 24 […]
