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Skin cancer is the most frequent form of cancer in the United States. Skin cancer the abnormal growth of skin cells most often develops on skin exposed to the sun. The two most common types are basal cell cancer and squamous cell cancer. Skin cancer is a mean growth on the skin which [...]
Sad as it may be, light colored skin, hair and eyes can be a sure sign of your susceptibility to skin cancer. Westerners are advised to take precautionary measures especially if they have light colored skin such as the liberal use of sunscreen even on short walks out in the park with Fido. If there [...]
Read More..>>Many of us have either heard of or known somebody with skin cancer and do not pay much attention to the said disease. Do you know that the said ailment can be fatal if left untreated and it progresses to advanced stages? Thousands are afflicted by the said disease every year and the numbers just [...]
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Using the notes you wrote as reference, review your moles for changes, touch for bumps or any painful sensation. Look if there are other skin discolorations. Changes in moles or birthmarks may indicate cancer cell activities.
When Checking moles check for its ASSYMETRY, BORDER, COLOR and DIAMETER, or simply ABCD.
Asymmetry:
Moles are usually round in [...]
Scan your body thoroughly
Using the full length mirror, examine your whole body.
First, look at your body in every direction and angle: front and back, your left and right sides.
Second, Your elbows and armpits , as well as your upper arms. Fore arms, palms, and fingernails.
Third, Examine your legs: front back and the sides.
Fourth, Examine your [...]
Skin cancer, there’s no telling when you’ll get it (if you’ll get it) on top of that it does not inflict pain in developing stages making it difficult for you to detect it right away.
It would be best to search your own body. There is nothing to lose and very little to fear because skin [...]
You are safe from cancer as long as you don’t get a sunburn?
The truth is that sunburns make your skin more vulnerable to cancer, BUT UV in sunlight damages the skin whether you get sunburned or not. You can still get cancer even if you avoid sunburns.
The sun has no permanent damage [...]
A strong dose of sunlight is necessary to maintain a good health?
While it is true that MODERATE exposure to the sun will help in the production of Vitamin D in the skin, it is not advisable to prolong yourself in the sun. Excessive Ultraviolet Rays exposure will most likely raise the risks of you [...]
Acral lentiginous melanoma is the most usual form of melanoma in Asian and Black races.
This kind of melanoma forms on the skin surfaces that have no hair, and usually the parts that are seldom exposed to sunlight but researches have no findings that Acral Melanoma us caused due to the lack of sun exposure.
It is [...]
There is a finding that the disease modifying drug Methotrexate (MTX), may be carcinogenic.
Methotraxate is usually administered to people with rheumatoid arthritis, a chronic inflammatory disease which affects 1 percent of adults worldwide. Rheumatoid arthritis often leads to disability and eventually a diminished quality of life, it can also cause an early death as [...]
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