Archive for the 'Skin Cancer' Category

Treatment For Skin Cancer on the Face

Wednesday, June 2nd, 2010

Skin cancer occurs to quite a few persons around the world and around 1 million new cases are reported each year. This can be a growing issue as more and more persons are exposed to the damaging UV rays of the sun. Numerous experts cite the depletion of the ozone layer as a reason for […]

Treatment For Skin Cancer on the Face

Friday, May 28th, 2010

Skin cancer occurs to quite a few persons around the world and around 1 million new cases are reported each year. This can be a growing issue as more and more persons are exposed to the damaging UV rays of the sun. Numerous experts cite the depletion of the ozone layer as a reason for […]

The Basics About Skin Cancer

Wednesday, May 26th, 2010

The exact cause of skin cancer is not known, however, studies have shown that over exposure to the harmful UV rays of the sun is a contributing factor. Approximately one million people in the United States are diagnosed with skin cancer each year. There are three basic types of skin cancer. They are basal cell […]

Use the Great Herb Turmeric and Skin Cancer Should Vanish

Wednesday, May 19th, 2010

There are few herbs which can be used both topical as well as internal. Turmeric is one of them. This flexibility gives turmeric an edge for skin cancer treatment. We will see how to use turmeric and skin cancer can be prevented.
Our skin is the most exposed organ in our body. It is the wrapper […]

Finally a Cure For Skin Cancer

Saturday, May 15th, 2010

A vaccine which was originally developed to combat the herpes virus attacks cancerous tumors causing skin cancer, a therapy helping patients to fully cure from melanoma, according to some American researchers, even at an advanced stage.
What has really surprised and encouraged us was to see that this vaccine Onco VEX did not addressed only to […]

Preventing and Detecting Skin Cancer

Wednesday, May 12th, 2010

Since May is National Skin Care Awareness month, there is no better time than now to learn how to prevent and detect skin cancer. More than 7,000 Americans die from melanoma, the deadliest form of skin cancer, each year.
The best way to prevent melanoma and other forms of skin cancer is to protect your skin […]

Non-Melanoma Skin Cancer - Experts Say it May Be Linked to Actinic Keratosis

Monday, May 10th, 2010

New research indicates that nonmelanoma skin cancer is increasing. A recent study published in Archives of Dermatology claimed that between 1992-2006 the amount of procedures carried out for nonmelanoma skin cancer increased in something close to 50%.
This study assessed mainly keratinocyte carcinomas: types of skin cancers in the basal cell and squamous cell carcinomas. The […]

May is Skin Cancer Awareness Month

Thursday, May 6th, 2010

Skin cancer is one of the most common types of cancer, with over one million people diagnosed each year, and accounts for about 50% of all types of cancers diagnosed combined.
Skin cancer is a preventable cancer. More than 90% of the disease is causes by excessive exposure to the UV rays. To prevent the disease, […]

Skin Cancer Awareness Month and What Parents Should Know About Melanoma

Wednesday, May 5th, 2010

He squiggles and squirms, protesting the “goop” his mother has in hand to smear all over him, right down to the soles of his feet. And when it gets in his eyes, it burns. And yet…
Sunscreen is as important for our children as it is for us, and May has been set aside as Skin […]

4 Ways on How to Prevent Skin Cancer

Saturday, May 1st, 2010

It’s nearly summer and it is the time of the year when you go out and sunbathe on the beach. It can be one of the most relaxing experience but it can also be painful afterward. One of the most common health conditions most people get on a beach is having a sunburn. Although a […]