Fighting Melanoma

Category: General

  • SA to ban tanning beds from 2015

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    Indoor tanning beds will be banned in South Australia because they increase the risk of melanoma by 20 per cent. Tanning beds in solariums will be banned in South Australia from 2015 because of health concerns. The ban will bring SA into line with NSW which will ban the beds from the same date. “There…

  • Melanoma: The Wolf in Sheep’s Clothing

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    Cheryl Stratos
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    Melanoma is so dangerous because it tends to metastasize early on. New treatment approaches utilize, among other things, the ability of the immune defense to search out and destroy malignant cells. Yet this strategy is often only temporarily effective. A research team under the direction of Bonn University has discovered why this is the case:…

  • Checking For Skin Cancer: The ABCDE’s of Melanoma

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    Cheryl Stratos
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    “Checking your skin for skin cancer only requires your eyes and a mirror. Involving a partner adds another set of eyes, which is especially helpful when checking the back and other hard-to-see areas,” said Thomas E. Rohrer, MD, FAAD, a board-certified dermatologist in private practice in Chestnut Hill, Mass. “Examining your skin only takes a…