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skin cancer stories: 30 news summaries

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(Newser) - Tanning beds have been upgraded from a probable carcinogen to a definite cause of cancer by World Health Organization experts, Newsday reports. The scientists analyzed over 20 studies and promptly moved the beds and other sources of ultraviolet radiation into their top category of cancer risks. They concluded that using... More »

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cancer • skin cancer • carcinogens • melanoma • tanning • World Health Organization • ultraviolet light

 Angela's Ashes Author 
 McCourt Gravely Ill

'He is not expected to live,' brother says

Jul 16, 09 4:58 PM CDT
(Newser) - Angela's Ashes author Frank McCourt is battling skin cancer and meningitis and is near death, his brother tells the New York Daily News. McCourt, 78, who won the Pulitzer Prize for his 1996 memoir about growing up in poverty in Ireland, is under hospice care, says his brother Malachy. "... More »

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meningitis • literature • skin cancer • Ireland • melanoma • author

 Cancer Fears Drive 
 Fitness Buffs Indoors 

Dermatologists warn on workouts in the sun

Jun 18, 09 11:43 AM CDT
(Newser) - Health experts warn us to keep fit while also pestering us to beware of the sun's damaging rays. The solution, for many: indoor workouts. “I refuse to exercise outdoors,” one avid stationary cyclist tells the Boston Globe. She said she considers the sun a harbinger of cancer, not... More »

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cancer • health • skin cancer • exercise • dermatology • fitness • vitamin D • gym • gyms • health club • treadmill • stationary bike

(Newser) - Blonds and redheads are three times more likely to develop skin cancer, as are those who worked jobs outside through their teenage years, the Age reports. A new study has identified six factors that increase the likelihood of developing a melanoma, which also includes a significantly freckled upper back. For... More »

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hair color • skin cancer • melanoma • outdoors • teenager • risk factors

(Newser) - More promising news has emerged from this weekend’s international cancer conference in Florida: Researchers unveiled a drug that shows early promise in fighting the most deadly form of skin cancer. The experimental PLX4032 targets tumor cells that carry a mutation found in 60% of malignant melanomas, and in the... More »

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skin cancer • cancer research • melanoma • cancer drug

Jacko 'Secretly Fighting Skin Cancer'

Sources say singer won't let diagnosis stop comeback gigs

May 16, 09 5:47 AM CDT
(Newser) - Michael Jackson was diagnosed with skin cancer weeks ago but he doesn't plan to let the disease halt his comeback, sources tell the Sun. The cancer is believed to be linked to the skin disease Jackson says he was diagnosed with in the '80s. Doctors have told him the cancer... More »

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cancer • skin cancer • celebrity • Michael Jackson

Gene Mutation Instigates
Skin Cancer, Scientists Say

Sun exposure leads to certain gene mutation

Apr 7, 09 11:22 AM CDT
(Newser) - Some 70% of melanoma skin cancers may initially be caused by a particular gene mutation resulting from overexposure to the sun, British scientists says, in a finding that could help create targeted melanoma drugs. Researchers had already seen that the BRAF gene was often damaged in cancer patients, but they... More »

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skin cancer • sun • genetic mutation • melanoma • genetic research

(Newser) - A website that claims to "tan" people as they bask in front of their computer screen has drawn a million duped viewers, reports the Daily Telegraph. The fake infomercial site by a British skin cancer charity directs pasty viewers to a free tanning trial on a web page where... More »

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Internet • skin cancer • sun • burns • tanning • suntan • ultra-violet rays

 Get a Tan 
 Via Computer? 
 30K Believed It 

Website vowed to deliver tanning rays through computer screen

Feb 6, 09 1:26 PM CST
(Newser) - Tired of dawdling in front of a computer screen all day while your skin retains that dried-out winter look? Well now you can get a tan right from your computer screen—or so thousands of Britons thought. A UK charity developed the ComputerTan website hoax to raise awareness about skin... More »

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United Kingdom • skin cancer • tanning • hoax

Former Boston Mayor Collapses During Speech

Ray Flynn, 69, is battling skin cancer, grieving brother's death

Sep 18, 08 12:05 PM CDT
(Newser) - Former Boston mayor Ray Flynn, who’s been fighting skin cancer, collapsed during a speech last night and remains hospitalized, the Globe reports. He is in fair condition. “He hasn’t been feeling well in a long time,” his son said, adding that Flynn, 69, is also grieving... More »

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Boston • skin cancer • mayor • Raymond Flynn

Moisturizers Increase
Skin Cancer in Mice

More research needed to judge effect on humans, dermatologists say

Aug 15, 08 12:34 PM CDT
(Newser) - Moisturizers used by millions around the world each day may increase skin cancer in mice, the Daily Mail reports. But many more tests are needed before researchers can draw conclusions about humans. In mouse experiments, animals primed to develop skin cancer were exposed to UV light. The moisturized mice developed... More »

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cancer • Rutgers • skin cancer • cancer research • carcinogens • cosmetics

 McCain Mole
Not Cancerous

Biopsy shows no skin cancer

Jul 29, 08 10:00 PM CDT
(Newser) - A biopsy performed on a mole removed from John McCain's face shows no sign of skin cancer. The brief cancer scare came after a routine dermatological check-up, Reuters reports. The 72-year-old Senator has had four malignant melanomas—the most serious form of skin cancer—removed since 1993. More »

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John McCain • skin cancer • melanoma • Mayo Clinic • biopsy • lymph nodes

 Mole Removed From Mac's Face 

Doctors call move pre-emptive for Republican, with history of skin cancer

Jul 28, 08 2:32 PM CDT
(Newser) - A doctor removed a mole-like spot from John McCain’s face today during a routine check-up, a procedure an aide called “just a precautionary removal.” The Republican has had four malignant melanomas removed in the past; other cancerous cells have been taken off McCain’s body in the... More »

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John McCain • skin cancer • melanoma • moles

For Skin Doctors,
Cosmetics Trumps Medicine

Vanity clients trump medical patients at dermatologist's office

Jul 28, 08 9:13 AM CDT
(Newser) - These days, dermatologists offer luxurious treatment rooms and personalized services for high-paying cosmetic clients seeking a Botox injection. But for those suffering medical conditions, the experience can be far less personal—increasingly, skin doctors are hiring assistants and nurse practitioners to handle everything from psoriasis to skin cancer. The New ... More »

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medicine • skin cancer • doctor • cosmetic surgery • Botox • dermatology • cosmetic treatments

Burning Fans Revolt as Yanks Ban Sunscreen

Security policy greeted with outrage that causes instant reversal

Jul 22, 08 1:49 PM CDT
(Newser) - Yankee Stadium’s upper deck has been burning with resentment, the New York Post reports, over a newly expanded ban on sunscreen. Stadium security has taken to confiscating bottles of all shapes and sizes recently, a crackdown that came into focus during the weekend heat wave. “I need... More »

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New York Yankees • skin cancer • Yankee Stadium • sunburn • security practices

PRODUCT REVIEW

 Many Sunscreens Don't Work 

An environmental research group says most sunscreens don't protect adequately

Jul 3, 08 8:58 AM CDT
(Newser) - That sunscreen you slather on this holiday weekend may be worthless at protecting you from sun damage, an environmental research group claims, and may contain unsafe chemicals. Of 900 sunscreens tested, only 15% met the group's criteria for safety and effectiveness by providing broad-spectrum protection (from both UVA and UVB... More »

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sunscreen • skin cancer • sunburn • Environmental Working Group

 Mac in ‘Excellent
 Health’: Doctors 

No sign of cancer for 71-year-old Republican candidate

May 23, 08 5:00 PM CDT
(Newser) - John McCain’s doctors said today the 71-year-old candidate is in “excellent health and displays extraordinary energy,” and there has been no recurrence of the skin cancer that prompted surgery 8 years ago. The future Republican nominee has kidney stones and takes several medications—including one to reduce... More »

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John McCain • cholesterol • skin cancer • kidney stones

 Skin Cancer of
 Scalp, Neck Deadlier 

Tumors' location indicates survival chances

Apr 22, 08 6:07 AM CDT
(Newser) - Melanoma is the rarest, deadliest form of skin cancer, but new research shows that a tumor's location is an indicator of survival chances. An analysis of 50,000 cases over a decade shows patients with lesions on the scalp and neck died twice as quickly as patients with lesions elsewhere,... More »

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skin cancer • survival rates • University of North Carolina • melanoma • tumors • scalp • neck • lesions

CNN Anchor Cooper Has
Skin Cancer

He has growth removed and says
he's doing fine

Mar 19, 08 7:39 PM CDT
(Newser) - CNN's Anderson Cooper returned to the air today after a two-day absence during which he had a cancerous mole removed from his face, E! News reports. Anderson wrote on his blog that he's fine and that the surgery went well, and a spokesman said doctors don't think the cancer has... More »

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skin cancer • CNN • moles • Anderson Cooper • Charlie Rose • cancerous growth • Anderson Cooper 360 • news anchor

New Virus Linked to Virulent Skin Cancer

Genome analysis helps make the connection

Jan 18, 08 1:55 PM CST
(Newser) - A new virus has been linked with a rare but particularly aggressive form of skin cancer that affects as many as 1,200 Americans a year. Scientists have yet to definitively prove a causal relationship between the newly discovered polyoma virus and Merkel cell carcinoma, but evidence strongly suggests that... More »

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skin cancer • cancer research • virus • Patrick Moore • Yuan Cheng

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