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Skin Cancer Soars Among Young Adults

Matt Cantor — Mon, 02 Apr 2012 11:16:29 CDT

Researchers expected a rise in skin cancer among young women—but they didn't expect this: Between 1970 and 2009, melanoma became eight times more common among women 18 to 39 and four times higher among men in that age group, Time reports. "There is currently a melanoma epidemic in the...

Vitamin A May Fight Skin Cancer: Study

Kevin Spak — Thu, 01 Mar 2012 13:55:05 CST

If you're worried about getting skin cancer, maybe some vitamin A supplements are in order; a new study has shown that people taking them were 60% less likely to develop melanoma. The study, which was published today in the Journal of Investigative Dermatology , followed 59,000 people for six years,...

Tanning Beds Raise Risk of Deadly Cancer

Matt Cantor — Wed, 26 Oct 2011 14:04:05 CDT

The risk of life-threatening skin cancer increases with the frequency of tanning bed use, a 20-year study finds. Between 1989 and 2009, researchers tracked the tanning practices of more than 73,000 nurses, both while they were in high school and college and from age 25 to 35. They learned...

A Coffee (or 3) a Day Keeps Skin Cancer Away?

Evann Gastaldo — Tue, 25 Oct 2011 13:31:05 CDT

If you simply can’t get through your day without a cup (or three) of coffee, good news: That coffee may also be reducing your skin cancer risk. A new study finds that the more coffee subjects reported drinking, the lower their risk of contracting basal cell carcinoma, the most common...

Tanning Beds Now Illegal for California Minors

Mark Russell — Mon, 10 Oct 2011 04:01:00 CDT

No more tanning beds for minors in California, reports the Los Angeles Times . Gov. Jerry Brown yesterday signed legislation that raises the minimum age for ultraviolet tanning procedures from 14 (with parental permission) to 18, citing the risks posed by skin cancer. "If everyone knew the true dangers of tanning...

Wine: a Sunburn Preventative?

Evann Gastaldo — Mon, 01 Aug 2011 11:59:05 CDT

More good news for oenophiles: A new study shows that drinking wine might protect you from sunburn, or at least that's the Telegraph's take. Flavonoids contained in grapes can halt the chemical reaction that causes cell death and skin damage when UV rays hit the skin, Spanish scientists found. The...

In US, Skin Cancer More Common on Left Side

Evann Gastaldo — Sun, 19 Jun 2011 15:03:05 CDT

Before you roll your car windows and set out on a summer road cruise, consider this: People in the US are more likely to get skin cancer on their left side, perhaps because of driving, new research shows. While driving, the left arm gets more UV. In cases where skin...

Two Skin Cancer Drugs Hailed as 'Breakthroughs'

Evann Gastaldo — Mon, 06 Jun 2011 08:39:04 CDT

Two new drugs offer new hope to patients with metastatic melanoma, the typically lethal advanced form of skin cancer. The trial of PLX4032, or vemurafenib, was so successful that the study was halted after three months so that all patients could receive the new drug, the Los Angeles Times reports....

Meghan McCain Fires Back at Glenn Beck

John Johnson — Thu, 12 May 2011 18:26:51 CDT

After Glenn Beck mocked Meghan McCain's appearance in a PSA for skin cancer by pretending to vomit at the very thought, her mom came to her defense . Now Meghan herself has responded in her Daily Beast column, and it's a beaut: "As a person who is known for his hot...