skin cancer

Parenting Tips & Advice

Skin cancer checks for kids: When to take them

If you have a family history of skin cancer, it's likely that your child needs to be checked as well. Read more about what experts...

Conditions

Detecting skin cancer in darker skin

May is Skin Cancer Awareness Month, a reminder for all of us to protect our skin. Although it’s a common misconception that...

Health & Wellness

Melanoma survivors neglect sun safety

More than a quarter of melanoma survivors never use sunscreen and some still go tanning, a new report says.

Cancer Info & Support

10 Most common cancers in the U.S.

What are the most common types of cancer? The incidence of different cancers varies by country. Let's take a look at the most common...

Conditions

Childhood stress could be linked to skin cancer risk

Can what happens to you as a child affect your immune system and the ability to fight off cancer as an adult? According to...

Wellness

Why you should just say no to tanning

Despite continual warnings about the harmful effects of indoor tanning (or any tanning, for that matter), countless people continue...

Conditions

What you need to know about actinic keratosis

The sun is shining, summer’s here and you’re probably already spending more time outside than in. You already know you need to...

Wellness

Summer skin health: Skin cancer awareness

Now that the weather is warming up and the sun has finally come out of hibernation, people are showing a lot more skin. We’ve all...

Conditions

12 Health screenings women need

Being a woman today often means keeping track of schedules and deadlines. With so much to do, and so little time to do it, we often...

Conditions

Health effects of radiation: What you should know

Following the devastating earthquake in Japan last month, which caused explosions at the Fukushima nuclear plant, we’ve been hearing...

Best beauty buys

Favorite beauty products: Real women speak

Some women tackle beauty products like linebackers going after a quarterback, but if you aren’t one of those women, you’ve probably...

Cancer Awareness

Skin cancer: 5 Warning signs

Skin cancer is the most common of all cancers, with more than two million cases diagnosed in the US each year. The good news? Most...

Conditions

Tips and tricks to treat sunburned skin

This summer, the sun will be stronger than ever. And unless you constantly slather on the SPF, hide under a hat or avoid the rays...

Conditions

Photosensitivity: Dangers of being sensitive to the sun

There are many ways in which your body reacts to medication, and many prescribed medications including antibiotics can cause...

Cancer Info & Support

Skin cancer facts

Skin cancer accounts for nearly half of all cancers in the United States. More than 1 million cases of skin cancer are detected each...

Skincare

Is your sunscreen working?

If everyone is using sunscreen these days, why haven't we seen a reduction in skin cancer in recent years? According to a report by...

Wellness

Tanning addiction: The dark side of bronzed skin

Do you competitively strive for that enviable dark skin of the ladies strutting out of the tanning salons? Do you adamantly set...

Wellness

The truth about tanning: Indoor and outdoor tanning dangers

Believe it or not, there was a time when fair, pale skin was all the rage in its representation of class, prestige, and separation...

Skincare

Sunscreen & sunblock smarts

Whether you're in store for a beautiful weekend or the forecast shows some clouds rolling in, you should protect your skin from the...

Skincare

Skin protection for workouts

Despite the obvious health benefits that come with working out, your risk of skin cancer may increase if you spend lots of time...

Hair tips

How to protect your hair from sun damage: Summer haircare tips

When summertime rolls around it is easy to get caught up in the toasty warmth of the sun and forget to adequately protect your hair....