Skin cancer

According to the World Health Organisation both non-melanoma and melanoma skin cancers have been increasing over the past decades; we are now facing an epidemic of these conditions. How did we get to this stage? Various initiatives including the ABCDE of melanoma have been developed by prestigious institutions to improve awareness and diagnosis but there is still no improvement in the prevalence of melanoma. Why is prevention apparently not effective and how hopeful does the future look? In this section we are aiming to provide a skin cancer focus in our daily bibliography coverage.

Do Cancer Apps On Smartphones Actually Do Any Good? n.mynews.ly/!MB.BIKiA #mHealth #skincancer

5:03pm Feb 11 2014 —

Dermatologists Provide Recommendations for Preventing & Detecting Skin Cancer in People of Color #skincancer zite.to/1d9qI0Y

3:20pm Feb 9 2014 —

Skin Cancer & Frequent Driving #skincancer zite.to/MCJao7

3:15pm Feb 9 2014 —

#skincancer is an epidemic!! Dramatic rise in skin cancer among middle-aged adults sciencedaily.com/releases/2014/… #skin #melanoma #NMskincancer

5:46am Feb 6 2014 —

Cryotherapy is preferable to ablative CO2 for the treatment of isolated AKs. A RCT #EBM ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/24472087 #dermatology #skincancer

10:13am Feb 5 2014 —

Skin cancer & photoprotection in people of color: Recommendations for physicians & public ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/?term=S… #skincancer #skincolor

1:30pm Feb 4 2014 —

1 in 3 Americans Has Used Tanning Beds, Upping Skin Cancer Risk via @JAMADerm nlm.nih.gov/medlineplus/ne… #thisisinsane #skincancer

2:42pm Jan 30 2014 —

Scientists’ further understanding of pathway to protect skin from sun exposure cosmeticsdesign-asia.com/Formulation-Sc… #skin #skincancer

2:34pm Jan 30 2014 —

Rate of non-melanoma skin cancer predicted to increase by over 350% #skincancer #NMskincancer zite.to/1gnuWoP

3:11pm Jan 28 2014 —

Tanning Salon Tax No Deterrent #skin #skincancer zite.to/1aVjPip

11:56am Jan 26 2014 —