A study that suggests vitamin A could reduce the risk of melanoma should be treated with caution, according to Australian cancer experts who say the results are inconclusive and involve potentially toxic…
SPF50+ only increases protection by 1.3%.
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It’s likely Australia’s sunscreen regulations will change this summer, enabling manufacturers to label their products as SPF50+.
The sunscreen industry has championed the proposed change, led by Standards…
It's clear that some people are just more predisposed to getting melanoma with the same level sun exposure than others.
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An international study published today in Nature Genetics, has discovered two genetic variants that increase the risk of melanoma.
Melanoma is not the most common type of skin cancer but it is one of…
Sunbeds session pose a significant risk of developing melanomas that is completely avoidable.
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Before she died in September 2007 of melanoma attributed to solarium tanning sessions, 26-year-old Clare Oliver waged a public campaign from her hospital bed to raise awareness of the risks of using sunbeds…
