Tag: Skin cancer
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How your health is reflected in your skin
When we talk about skin health; skin cancer and melanoma are often at the forefront of our minds. However, melanoma and skin cancer symptoms are not the only ways that our skin reflects our physical health. Observing your skin can be a useful way to ascertain a wealth of information about your general health and…
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Did you know your laptop exposes you to more UV radiation?
We are all aware of the dangers of sun exposure, including UV radiation and potentially life-threatening skin cancer and melanoma. Are you also aware of how screens expose you to UV radiation? Here is what you need to know and how you can make your work and leisure time safer.
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Probiotics and your skin
We’ve all heard of probiotics – that’s the stuff they put in yogurt. Its the healthy stuff that keeps our tummy from getting bloated and helps our immune system after we take antibiotics. They put back the good “biotics” that the “anti’s” take out. But did you know that probiotics can do magic things for your skin? It…
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Our guide to calculating the number of moles on your body
You may have heard (or read it right here) that scientists have discovered a new way to predict your chances of developing skin cancer – by counting the number of moles that you have on your right arm. It seems that the number of skin moles that you have on this one area of your body is a…
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Looking after your skin even as the sun goes down
Most of us are familiar with that feeling after exposure to sunlight or a tanning bed – that slight heat and tightness that indicates we probably should not have stayed out quite so long. But we are likely to be consoling ourselves that the damage is done and nothing can be done about it now that we…
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Body mapping: the ultimate skin cancer tool?
It may sound like some new fitness craze, but body mapping could actually be a very powerful tool in the fight against skin cancer – especially if you are prone to new moles or changing moles. But how exactly do you go about using a body map and in what ways can it be incredibly…
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Skin cancer update: from the North to the South Australia
Australia is no stranger to skin cancer. In fact, Australians have been well aware of the dangerous implications of UV rays since before 1980, when Cancer Council’s SunSmart launched a health campaign with the slogan “Slip Slop Slap” to help change attitudes and behaviors associated with skin protection.
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An Australian guide to staying in the shade
With summer fast approaching it’s important that Australians find ways to seek shade during the hours of the day where we’re exposed to the most UV.
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Cold sores could be targeting skin cancer
When you have a big old cold sore on your lip, you would probably prefer to hide away until it disappears. But this herpes simplex virus has actually been identified as the perfect therapy for melanomas. It may seem like an unlikely partnership, but according to scientists and the FDA, put a cold sore together…
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What is the meaning of SPF on sunscreen labels?
Sunscreens come with SPF indications that we often consider the ultimate protection against sunlight and eventually skin cancer. However, things are more complicated than this. What is, really, the meaning of SPF on sunscreen labels? Do we get the sun protection that we think we do?
