Archive for April, 2008
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May Is National Skin Cancer Awareness Month - Tips To Avoid It!
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May is National Skin Cancer Awareness Month!
According to the National Cancer Institute, there will be over a million cases of non-melanoma skin cancer diagnosed in 2008. Thankfully despite this high number less than 1000 deaths are expected, but treatment and worry are considerable nonetheless. Melanoma, responsible for roughly 75% of skin cancer deaths has been […]
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The Shady Side of Sunscreen
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Most health care professionals advice the use of sunscreen for everyone - but unlike people, sunscreens are not all created equal. The Environmental Working Group investigated 1,015 brand name sunscreen products. Of these they found that only 25% were both safe and effective. The issues:
Protection against both UVB and UVA rays:
The FDA does not require […]
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Let The Sunshine In - But How Much?
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Mom always told us we needed to spend time in the sun, but watching sunscreen commercials makes us wonder if we should venture beyond the front door unless the moon is shining. Do we really need sunshine? And if so, do we dare step outside for 10 minutes without sunscreen?
According to the National Cancer Institute, […]
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Eat Your Sunscreen! - 10 Superfoods to Lower Skin Cancer Risk
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Amidst the spring shower of sunscreen advertisements, we forget there are many ways to lower our risk of developing skin cancer. What we eat can have an impact on whether we will ever have to hear those words, “you have skin cancer!”
It has been shown that those who consume more fruits and vegetables have only […]
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A Run And Java To Prevent Skin Cancer
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A quick click of the remote in spring, and it isn’t long before we hear how we must prevent skin cancer. Prevention, we are told, comes in a multitude of colorful bottles with assorted numbers and can even be applied in colors that dissolve, to make certain every patch of skin is concealed. Could it […]
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Don’t Stress Out - Reduce Your Risk of Cancer!
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We all know that “stressed out” feeling. Too much to do. Too little time.
And, we know intuitively that stress is not healthy.
But we also know that some people seem to endure endless stressful events in their lives and come out healthy. Others, faced with fewer of these events, but feeling overwhelmed nonetheless, do not fare […]
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Ethnic Foods To Fight Breast Cancer
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It is well known that people in different regions of the world have rates of breast cancer that vary considerably. Is this simply because the genetic makeup of certain populations differ? Japanese women have a low rate of breast cancer. If they move to Hawaii, their risk increases, and risk increases further yet if they […]
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Lower Cancer Risk With a "Green" Lawn
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Spring has arrived! For those in the north, the sound of lawn mowers and sprinklers strum heavenly chords in our souls after a long winter. We think of health and vitality as we watch our children roll in the grass, and exchange boots for bare feet. Is it possible that such a tranquil vision could […]
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Safe Summer Grilling - Cancer Prevention Tips
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What would a summer picnic be without the grill going? Yet, studies show us that eating grilled foods may raise our risk of developing cancer. As we spring into the summer months of picnics, parties, and that wonderful aroma and taste of grilled food, what can we do to celebrate the taste of the […]
