The Scottish Parliament is considering an implemention of strictregulations for tanning salons and tanning bed use that could include children being banned from the salons.Scotland has a skin cancer epidemic and doctors are concerned that the number of skin cancer diagnosis will continue torise if nothing is done. The British Medical Association in Scotland has publicly backed [...]
In 1995, Sam Donaldson was diagnosed with melanoma when a tumor was discovered in a lymph node in his groin.Donaldson blogged during last year’s Blog for Hopeevent, where celebrities and public figures shared insights and personal stories of how cancer has affected theirlives. Donaldson, a veteran investigative journalist, currently appears on the Sunday morning television talk show,This Week [...]
Not all melanomas are alike, and the characteristics of a fast-growing melanoma skin cancer begin in skin tumors that are thicker, symmetrical, elevated, have regular borders or have symptoms, according to the conclusions of a survey study completed by Peter MacCallum Cancer Center researchers. They also note that the faster-growing melanoma is more likely to affect men 70 [...]