Psoriasis… the Silent Disabler

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Photo by Road Trip with Raj on Unsplash For example, psoriasis is the uncontrolled overproduction of skin cells, which is eerily similar to the ravages of cancer. So much so that research suggests people afflicted with psoriasis may be at greater risk of developing cancer in their lifetime. Psoriasis can also lead to psoriatic arthritis, a condition […]

SPF分鐘#6 –老年人中的皮膚癌流行病。

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A 2017 research paper published in the National Centre for Biotechnology Information suggests there is a skin cancer epidemic emerging amongst the elderly. Make sure to get your skin cancer screening today.

SPF分鐘#5 –皮膚癌的並發症

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Most non-melanoma skin cancers, like basal cell carcinoma and squamous cell carcinoma, are not usually deadly. However, that doesn’t mean they don’t pose their own complications of skin cancers. Since these cancers are usually present on your face, neck, and hands, they can lead to disfigurement, pain, bleeding, infections, and scaring, which in-and-of-themselves can lead to a lower quality […]

SPF分鐘#4 –紫外線曬黑設備與P有何共同之處?

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UV tanning devices are very dangerous to your health. In fact, the World Health Organization includes UV tanning devices, cigarettes, and plutonium in its group 1 of cancer-causing agents. Not only that, the U.S. Skin Cancer Foundation states that more people will develop skin cancer because of indoor tanning, than they will develop lung cancer because of smoking.