September 12th, 2006
According to a research published in the Journal of Investigative Dermatology, sunburn sufferers can soon benefit from a new sunscreen ingredient that actively repairs sunburnt skin and helps prevent the onset of skin cancer.
Conventional sunscreen lotions only as UVA and UVB sunlight filter.
This new ingredient releases an active ingredient that sequesters free iron released when […]
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September 1st, 2006
As we age, the genetic mutations in our cells accumulate. Cancerous tumors or carcinomas are linked to alterations of certain key genes better known as tumor suppressor genes and oncogenes.
When oncogenes are overexpressed, complex cellular signaling pathways are disrupted, leading to the development of tumors.
But most oncogenes are also players in various essential roles for […]
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August 28th, 2006
Actinic keratoses are skin lesions that are sensitive to the effects of ultraviolet light which account for some 3.7 million doctor visits in the United States every year. 331 in 100,000 of such lesion cases per year will progress into the skin cancer squamous cell carcinoma in patients older than age 40.
As many as one-fourth […]
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May 31st, 2006
According to a study newly published in the open access journal BMC Cancer, eating fatty food does not seem to increase the risk of skin cancer; contradicting previous research. This latest study even showed that high fat intake may even play a protective role in the development of non-melanoma skin cancer.
Skin melanoma is the aggressive […]
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