Skin Cancer : How to for self-exams

New research shows that couples who check one another for skin cancer tend to do so more scrupulously than people who do skin self-exams alone. The researchers trained both individuals and couples to practice skin self-examination, finding that the couples conducted the tests more frequently, and thoroughly, resulting in reduced odds of developing skin cancer. "A simple head-to-toe skin check should be done at least once every month," said Perry Robins, MD, President of The Skin Cancer Foundation. "Conducting the exam with a partner can dramatically reduce the risk for skin cancer and could possibly be the difference between life and death," said Dr. Robins. The researchers noted that half of all melanomas are discovered by patients themselves, confirming the importance of self-examination in early detection.

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Skin Cancer Linked to Frequent Driving

You might want to slather on the sunscreen before getting behind the wheel. Early research results suggest driving a lot can raise your chances of skin cancer. Early findings from the St. Louis University study, presented Sunday at the annual meeting of the American Academy of Dermatology (AAD) in Washington, D.C., suggested a link between an increased risk of skin cancer on the left side of the body and frequent driving. "Our initial findings confirm that there is a correlation between more time spent driving and a higher incidence of left-sided skin cancers, especially on sun-exposed areas in men," St. Louis University researcher Scott Fosko, MD, says in an AAD news release. Skin cancer is the most common cancer in the U.S., with more than a million cases diagnosed each year.

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Stronger sunbeds 'heighten skin cancer risk'

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New anti skin cancer tool

Queensland researchers are conducting tests on a mannequin with the aim of lowering skin cancer rates among school aged children.The team from Toowoomba's University of Southern Queensland have placed a special film on the mannequin's head to gauge how ultraviolet rays affect the face.Their findings confirm that the nose and cheeks bear the brunt of sunburn.They now want to test the dummy in different environments and eventually develop a computer model so that schools can find out where the danger spots are on any day, in any season at any time. Back to Health .

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Brown algae polyphenols may protect against skin cancer

Substances extracted from a marine seaweed may be used as a preventative against skin cancer caused by excessive exposure to ultraviolet B rays, according to a new study by the Ohio State University researchers. Oral or topical administration of chemicals called brown algae polyphenols (BAPs), found in a type of brown marine seaweed, reduced the number and size of skin tumors in mice induced by UVB radiation, the researchers found. UBS radiation from natural sources such as sunshine and artificial sources such as UV lamps is believed to be the cause of 90 percent of 1.3 million of non-melanoma skin cancer cases in the U.S. each year. The chemopreventative effect of BAPs against skin cancer was potent, according to the researchers. Both topical application and oral administration of BAPs in hairless mice at fairly low doses reduced the number of skin tumors by up to 60 percent and the size of the tumors by up to 43 percent.

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Skin cancer rates too high

LEE Hemming can only ever remember getting sunburnt twice a year – on the days of her school swimming and athletics carnivals. As a teenager she was never desperate for a tan and recalls caking the zinc cream on after being told the sun causes wrinkles. Yet at 18, she was diagnosed with a potentially deadly melanoma just under her collar bone. As she prepares to turn 21 in the next few days, Ms Hemming has definite ideas about the need for twilight sports carnivals and for schools to take a bigger role in preventing skin cancer – particularly in Queensland. "Kids are at school from nine to three. They're the killer hours," she said. "It's crazy to have sports carnivals during the day. "They put crossings outside schools so kids don't get hit by cars.

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Improve Skin Cancer Self-Examination Practices By Learning With A ...

Individuals who received instruction on skin self-examination with their partners may be more likely to engage in this cancer prevention behavior, according to a report in the January issue of Archives of Dermatology, one of the JAMA/Archives journals. Skin self-examination can help detect the skin cancer melanoma early, decreasing death rates and the physical and emotional burdens associated with the disease, according to background information in the article. "Persons who perform skin self-examination present for care at an earlier stage in the disease process and have 50 percent less advanced melanoma and markedly lower mortality from melanoma," the authors write. "Skin self-examination can be learned by those who recognize that they are at risk of developing melanoma, including the elderly," who are more likely to both develop melanoma and to die from it than younger individuals.

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