Maria’s Story – Part 2 Coronavirus
The continued lockdown forced Maria’s May 11 annual check-up to be rescheduled to July 27, approximately four months after she first noticed the bump.
SPF Minute #13 – The original UV index required changes to accommodate more intense tropical countries.
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 Minute #12 – The risks of skin cancer are many, including living at higher altitudes.
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.
How to Take Pictures for the GetSkinHelp Website
So, you decided to get that bothersome “skin thing” checked out on GetSkinHelp and need to take a picture of your skin concern, but are not exactly where to start.
It is much simpler than you think, and it begins here…
SPF Minute #9 – People with African descent are four times more likely to receive a late-stage diagnosis of melanoma.
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 Minute #6 – A Skin Cancer Epidemic Amongst The Elderly.
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 Minute #5 – The Complications Of Skin Cancers
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 Minute #4 – What Do UV Tanning Devices Have In Common With Plutonium?
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.
SPF Minute #3 – The ABCDE’s On How To Detect Melanoma
Melanoma, while perhaps the least common form of skin cancer, is by far the deadliest due to its tendency to spread quickly to other organs and lymph nodes. Melanoma typically looks like a mole or can evolve from an already existing mole. And there are 5 distinct elements to look for in a potentially cancerous mole. Think of them as the ABCDE’s of how to detect melanoma: A – asymmetricalB – […]
Research & Development: Skin Cancer Epidemics in the Elderly as An Emerging Issue in Geriatric Oncology
Abstract Skin cancer is a worldwide, emerging clinical need in the elderly white population, with a steady increase in incidence rates, morbidity and related medical costs. Skin cancer is a heterogeneous group of cancers comprising cutaneous melanoma and non-melanoma skin cancers (NMSC), which predominantly affect elderly patients, aged older than 65 years. Melanoma has distinct […]
