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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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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 […]
