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News: May 28, 2012
Few U.S. Hispanics Screened for Skin Cancer
FRIDAY, May 25 (HealthDay News) -- Only one in 14 Hispanic adults in the United States has ever been screened for skin cancer, far fewer than the one in four whites screened, a new study finds. Socioeconomic factors such as lack of health insuranc...
Many Young Adults at Risk of Skin Cancer: CDC
THURSDAY, May 10 (HealthDay News) -- Despite warnings about the dangers of excess sun exposure, young adults in the United States still get sunburned or use indoor tanning beds, federal health officials said Thursday. Both activities increase the ...
Melanoma Rates On the Rise Among Young Adults: Study
SUNDAY, April 1 (HealthDay News) -- New research highlights a dramatic increase in the rates of melanoma, a potentially fatal form of skin cancer, among young adults, with young women being hit the hardest. According to the study, the incidence of...
Many Still Tanning, Despite Dangers, Survey Finds
SUNDAY, May 27 (HealthDay News) -- Despite public education efforts, many young adults still don't understand the dangers of sun exposure and tanning, a new U.S. survey finds. The nationwide online survey conducted by the American Academy of Derma...
Doctors Urge Routine Skin Screenings
SUNDAY, May 6 (HealthDay News) -- Adults and children should be screened routinely for changes in the appearance of their skin, experts advise. Mount Sinai Medical Center researchers point out that regular visits to the dermatologist are just as i...
First Drug Ok'd to Combat Spreading Basal Cell Skin Cancer
MONDAY, Jan. 30 (HealthDay News) -- The U.S. Food and Drug Administration on Monday approved a drug to treat the most common form of skin cancer, basal cell carcinoma. Erivedge (vismodegib) is the first drug sanctioned in the United States to trea...
Chronic Bowel Disease Drugs Linked to Skin Cancer Risk
TUESDAY, Nov. 22 (HealthDay News) -- Some patients with inflammatory bowel disease may be at increased risk for skin cancer due to their use of immunosuppressant drugs to treat the intestinal disorder, according to the results of two new studies. ...
Use Vanity to Reduce Young People's Sun Exposure: Task Force
WEDNESDAY, Nov. 9 (HealthDay News) -- Doctors should appeal to young people's vanity to convince them to reduce their sun exposure, the U.S. Preventive Services Task Force says in draft recommendations released Wednesday. For example, showing peop...
Tanning Beds May Be Even Riskier Than Thought
THURSDAY, Oct. 6 (HealthDay News) -- Indoor tanning beds may be even more likely to cause skin cancer than previously believed. New research published online Oct. 6 in the Journal of Investigative Dermatology suggests that the main type of ultravi...
TNF Treatment for Rheumatoid Arthritis Boosts Skin Cancer Risk
WEDNESDAY, Sept. 7 (HealthDay News) -- Treating rheumatoid arthritis (RA) patients with tumor necrosis factor (TNF) inhibitors appears to increase their risk of developing skin cancer, a new review of prior research indicates. However, TNF inhibit...
New Drug Approved for Advanced Skin Cancer
WEDNESDAY, Aug. 17 (HealthDay News) -- Zelboraf (vemurafenib) has been approved by the U.S. Food and Drug Administration to treat a certain form of metastatic (spreading) melanoma, or cases that cannot be removed surgically, the agency said Wednes...
Flip-Flops, Baseball Caps May Raise Risk of Skin Cancer
WEDNESDAY, July 13 (HealthDay News) -- Wearing flip-flops and baseball caps can increase your risk of skin cancer, an expert warns. "Most skin cancers occur on the parts of the body that are repeatedly exposed to the sun," Dr. Rebecca Tung, direct...
FDA Issues New Rules on Sunscreens
TUESDAY, June 14 (HealthDay News) -- The U.S. Food and Drug Administration said Tuesday it will require new labeling for sunscreens to identify products that are best for reducing the risk of skin cancer, early skin aging and helping to prevent su...
Survey Shows Dangers of Tanning Not Hitting Home
TUESDAY, May 3 (HealthDay News) -- Although studies have shown that indoor tanning raises your risk of the deadly skin cancer melanoma by a staggering 75 percent, a new survey reveals that young women continue to use tanning beds at an alarming ra...
Lower Income, Education Can Hamper Skin Cancer Care
TUESDAY, Oct. 19 (HealthDay News) -- Skin cancer patients who are poor, uninsured and/or less well-educated appear to be less able to correctly identify the kind of malignancy they have, new U.S. research suggests. The finding could place such ind...
Sunscreen Concerns Unfounded, Experts Say
MONDAY, July 26 (HealthDay News) -- Recent reports questioning the safety of many sunscreens have experts worried that some people may shun the very products that could save their lives, not to mention their skin. The research behind these allegat...
Study Suggests Link Between HPV, Skin Cancer
THURSDAY, July 8 (HealthDay News) -- The ubiquitous virus linked to cervical, vaginal and throat cancers may also raise the risk of developing squamous cell carcinoma, the second most common form of skin cancer, a new study suggests. The risk from...
Many People Still Don't Know How to Protect Against Skin Cancer
THURSDAY, May 27 (HealthDay News) -- A new national survey by the American Academy of Dermatology finds that many people don't know enough about sun damage to protect themselves from developing skin cancer. "Our survey showed that despite our repe...
A Tan Is Still Admired, Despite Risks
WEDNESDAY, May 12 (HealthDay News) -- Despite significant concerns about skin cancer, a majority of Americans nevertheless think that having a tan is an attractive, desirable and healthy look, a new national survey finds. The poll was conducted by...
Poll Finds Sun Smarts Vary From City to City
WEDNESDAY, May 5 (HealthDay News) -- People in Hartford, Conn., Salt Lake City and Denver lead the nation in skin cancer prevention and detection awareness, while those in Cleveland, Chicago and Pittsburgh rank lowest, according to a new American ...
Few Over 50 Get Skin Cancer Screenings
WEDNESDAY, April 21 (HealthDay News) -- Too few middle-aged and older white Americans are being screened for skin cancer, a particular problem among those who did not finish high school or receive other common cancer screenings, a new study has fo...
Zyclara Approved to Treat Pre-Cancerous Skin Condition
FRIDAY, March 26 (HealthDay News) -- Zyclara topical cream (imiquimod 3.75 percent) has been approved by the U.S. Food and Drug Administration to treat actinic keratoses (AKs), a precancerous condition that's commonly found on skin frequently expo...
FDA Advisers Urge Stricter Regulation of Tanning Beds
FRIDAY, March 26 (HealthDay News) -- A potential ban on the use of tanning beds by people under 18 was among the recommendations Thursday by U.S. health advisers who said more measures are needed to protect consumers -- especially teens -- from sk...
FDA Panel Weighs New Restrictions on Tanning Beds
THURSDAY, March 25 (HealthDay News) -- Recent calls for the U.S. Food and Drug Administration to clamp down on tanning bed use will heat up again Thursday as an agency panel debates new restrictions on the devices, which some health experts say co...
Tanning Bed Regulation Heats Up
TUESDAY, Feb. 9 (HealthDay News) -- Tanning beds -- America's latest health scourge -- could come under tighter regulation soon, as a result of studies linking them to cancer. The U.S. Food and Drug Administration and members of Congress are scram...
Winter Sun Warrants Sunscreen
WEDNESDAY, Feb. 3 (HealthDay News) -- For many, winter is a time to put aside swimsuits, sandals and sunscreens. That's OK for the first two (unless you're cruising somewhere warm). But health experts now say you shouldn't pack away the sunscreen.
Sun, Smoke, Extra Weight Add Years to Skin
TUESDAY, Dec. 22 (HealthDay News) -- Smoking, being overweight and not using sunscreen all take an additional toll on sun-damaged skin, a new study of twins shows. The findings, from researchers at Case Western Reserve Medical School in Cleveland,...
More Doctors Need to Learn to Spot Skin Cancers
MONDAY, Oct. 19 (HealthDay News) -- Too few resident physicians have been trained in skin cancer examinations or watched or practiced the procedure, U.S. researchers report. In a survey of 342 resident physicians in family medicine, obstetrics and...
Angst May Protect Against Some Skin Cancer
FRIDAY, Sept. 25 (HealthDay News) -- Periods of short-term stress boost the immune system and protect against a certain type of skin cancer in mice, U.S. researchers say. The finding was surprising, the researchers noted, because it's believed tha...
New Compound Shrinks Skin Cancers
WEDNESDAY, Sept. 2 (HealthDay News) -- An experimental cancer drug that switches off the so-called "Hedgehog" pathway beat back tumors in more than half of patients with advanced basal cell carcinoma, a type of skin cancer. The drug also helped a ...
Genetic Clues May Lead to New Skin Cancer Therapies
MONDAY, Aug. 31 (HealthDay News) -- Scientists have isolated a group of genetic mutations involved in the growth of melanoma, the deadliest form of skin cancer. Their work may lead to therapies with existing drugs that target the same mutations. L...
Many Childhood Cancer Survivors Not Checking for Second Malignancies
MONDAY, June 1 (HealthDay News) -- Many childhood cancer survivors aren't following recommended guidelines on screenings for second cancers as they reach adulthood. And some survivors suffer from post-traumatic stress disorder years after beating ...
Caffeine May Offer Some Skin Cancer Protection
THURSDAY, Feb. 26 (HealthDay News) -- Past studies have suggested that caffeine might offer some protection from skin cancer, and new research may explain why. "We have found what we believe to be the mechanism by which caffeine is associated with...
Panel Finds Evidence Murky on Full-Body Skin Exams
FRIDAY, Feb. 6 (HealthDay News) -- An examination of your entire body should not be the standard of care for finding skin cancer, a panel of experts has concluded. "There is no new direct evidence on the benefits of screening for skin cancer with ...
Childhood Beach Vacations May Boost Melanoma Risk
TUESDAY, Feb. 3 (HealthDay News) -- Vacations at the shore during childhood may boost the risk of the deadly skin cancer melanoma later in life, a new study suggests. Researchers from Denver evaluated 681 children born in 1998 in Colorado, asking ...
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