According to the latest Cancer Research UK figures published today, the rates of men dying from malignant melanoma - the deadliest form of skin cancer - have doubled in the last 30 years.
Experts are concerned because this sharp rise in death rates from malignant melanoma is due to so many more men developing what is […]

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Researchers at Johns Hopkins have developed a noninvasive infrared scanning system that may help doctors determine whether pigmented skin growths are benign moles or melanoma, a lethal form of cancer.
The prototype system works by looking for the tiny temperature difference between healthy tissue and a growing tumor.

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New Spanish research indicates, that darker colors in cotton fabric provide better protection against the sun’s harmful ultraviolet rays than lighter tones.
Scientists of the Universidad Politecnica de Cataluna concluded people should “think blue or red” instead of yellow when choosing clothing, because the darker hues on cotton fabrics offer better skin protection against the sun.
Their […]

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