In the News
Prostate Cancer: simple ways to lower the risk
Friday, June 26, 2009
Patricia Zelm-Emmart
Prostate cancer is the second most diagnosed cancer in American men. The American Cancer Society predicts there will be 192,280 men diagnosed with prostate cancer and the disease will claim 27,360 lives in 2009. The good news in all of this is much research is taking place on ways to lower men’s risk of prostate cancer, and good information is coming out on the news daily.… continue reading
A population-based cohort study on sun habits and endometrial cancer.
Thursday, June 25, 2009
Epstein E, Lindqvist PG, Geppert B, Olsson H. Department of Obstetrics and Gynaecology, Institute of Clinical Sciences Lund, Lund University Hospital, 221 85 Lund, Sweden.
Background: No large cohort study has examined the risk of endometrial cancer in relation to sun exposure.Methods:A… continue reading
Sunbed users to be warned of dangers of tanning – Scotland
Thursday, June 25, 2009
By Dave King
Sunbed users are to be given stark warnings of the dangers of skin cancers in tanning salons. The Scottish Parliament have already banned under-18s from using sunbeds. The moves follow a campaign by the Daily Record and Labour MSP Ken Macintosh.… continue reading
Melanoma Deadlier in Ethnic Populations, Incidences on the Rise
Thursday, June 25, 2009
Written by Information Provided to San Fernando Valley Sun
According to recent studies, the five-year survival rate for African Americans with melanoma, the deadliest form of skin cancer, is 59 percent compared to 85 percent in Caucasians. And the incidence of melanoma among Latinos increased by 32.4 percent in a little more than a decade between 1992 and 2005, according to one study.… continue reading
Vitamin D and depression
Thursday, June 25, 2009
Deborah Mitchell – Phoenix Alternative Medicine Examiner
Here’s a prescription for depression: a vacation on a tropical island, soaking up vitamin D. Or, if you live in Arizona, just take a walk outside. Either way, the common denominator is sunlight, and it can banish the blues and depression.… continue reading
