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An iPhone App for Skin Cancer Screening

A new free app developed at the University of Michigan allows users to use their phone’s camera to detect early signs of skin cancer. UMSkinCheck…

Make Sun Safety a Priority Early in Life

Sun safety is a standard that needs to be developed at an early age in order to reduce the risk for skin cancer. Most parents…

Summer Beauty Tips: Think Twice Before Skipping the Sunscreen

Ladies, today’s post is all about you. Specifically the “Millenials” as my boss likes to refer to us—those born in the 80’s and early 90’s….

AZCC Skin Cancer Institute Helps Babies Be Sun Safe

The Prevent Cancer Foundation awarded a $5,000 grant to the Skin Cancer Institute (SCI) at the Arizona Cancer Center. The mission of the SCI is…

Caffeine May Help Protect Skin from UV Rays

There have been a number of recent studies examining the possible cancer preventive properties of caffeine and coffee, focused mainly on prostate and non-melanoma skin…

Physician & Skin Cancer Survivor to Young Women: There is No Such Thing as a Safe Tan!

As a pediatrician, I have dedicated much of my life to improve the health of children. Amid my grueling schedule, during my second year of…

Sunless Tanning Studio to Give Free Spray Tans to Save Your Skin

There will be more than 1,000,000 new cases of skin cancer diagnosed in the United States this year, but Chicagoans will have a cancer-free way…

Family History & Freckles Led to Young Adult's Skin Cancer Prevention Revelation

“I am going to get skin cancer.” Coming from a healthy 22 year old, this might sound like a jarring statement, but according to the…

Cancer Survivor to Young Women: Skin Cancer Prevention Essential

One of the most valuable lessons I’ve learned as a cancer survivor is to take care of my skin. Before my diagnosis of Hodgkin’s Lymphoma…