Melanoma Risk

A new study shows that regular use of sunscreen decreases the risk of skin cancer by 40% in young adults.

Melanoma could also develop from exposure to tanning beds and lamps. Therefore, the best way to reduce the risk of melanoma is limiting exposure to ultraviolet radiation as much as possible.

Men taking aspirin every day may have double the risk of melanoma, compared to those who are not exposed to daily to the common pain reliever, says study

Though it is quite rare, moles can turn into melanoma, which is known to be a serious kind of skin cancer.

Sunbeds which are used in indoor tanning sessions, may increase put people at a higher risk of melanoma. A new study warns that melanoma is the most dangerous type of skin cancer. In the last decade, melanoma has the strongest increase in incidence and the incidence rates have in fact never been as high as in 2014.

Using high factor sunscreen may decrease the risk of melanoma - the most dangerous form of skin cancer - by 33 per cent compared with low factor product, a large new study has claimed.

The number of women affected by the deadliest form of skin cancer could fall by almost a fifth if they all used sunscreen with a sun protection factor (SPF) of 15 or higher, a new study suggests. While it may seem obvious that sunscreen with a higher SPF would protect against skin cancer, the study’s lead author said past research produced confli...

The number of women affected by the deadliest form of skin cancer could fall by almost a fifth if they all used sunscreen with a sun protection factor (SPF) of 15 or higher, a new study suggests.

Specific inherited genetic differences may increase the risk of eye cancer -- uveal melanoma, a rare form of melanoma that arises from pigment cells that determine eye colour, a new study has suggested.

Do you have more than 11 moles on your right arm? You may be at a higher risk of skin cancer. A new study has found that having more than 11 moles on the right arm indicates a higher-than-average risk of skin cancer or melanoma.

Certain women at risk for developing melanoma may cut the likelihood in half by taking vitamin D supplements.

Patients with rheumatoid arthritis who are treated with methotrexate appear to have an elevated risk of developing melanoma.

Individuals diagnosed with malignant melanoma of the skin have an increased risk developing the same later.

People who've undergone a kidney transplant have an increased risk of developing melanoma (skin cancer).

People with a history of eczema (atopic dermatitis) are no more likely to develop non-melanoma skin cancers than others with dermatological conditions. Rather the risk is actually lower for dermatitis patients, according to recent research.

A new study shows that regular use of sunscreen decreases the risk of skin cancer by 40% in young adults.

Melanoma could also develop from exposure to tanning beds and lamps. Therefore, the best way to reduce the risk of melanoma is limiting exposure to ultraviolet radiation as much as possible.

Men taking aspirin every day may have double the risk of melanoma, compared to those who are not exposed to daily to the common pain reliever, says study

Though it is quite rare, moles can turn into melanoma, which is known to be a serious kind of skin cancer.

Sunbeds which are used in indoor tanning sessions, may increase put people at a higher risk of melanoma. A new study warns that melanoma is the most dangerous type of skin cancer. In the last decade, melanoma has the strongest increase in incidence and the incidence rates have in fact never been as high as in 2014.

Using high factor sunscreen may decrease the risk of melanoma - the most dangerous form of skin cancer - by 33 per cent compared with low factor product, a large new study has claimed.

The number of women affected by the deadliest form of skin cancer could fall by almost a fifth if they all used sunscreen with a sun protection factor (SPF) of 15 or higher, a new study suggests. While it may seem obvious that sunscreen with a higher SPF would protect against skin cancer, the study’s lead author said past research produced confli...

The number of women affected by the deadliest form of skin cancer could fall by almost a fifth if they all used sunscreen with a sun protection factor (SPF) of 15 or higher, a new study suggests.

Specific inherited genetic differences may increase the risk of eye cancer -- uveal melanoma, a rare form of melanoma that arises from pigment cells that determine eye colour, a new study has suggested.

Do you have more than 11 moles on your right arm? You may be at a higher risk of skin cancer. A new study has found that having more than 11 moles on the right arm indicates a higher-than-average risk of skin cancer or melanoma.

Certain women at risk for developing melanoma may cut the likelihood in half by taking vitamin D supplements.

Patients with rheumatoid arthritis who are treated with methotrexate appear to have an elevated risk of developing melanoma.

Individuals diagnosed with malignant melanoma of the skin have an increased risk developing the same later.

People who've undergone a kidney transplant have an increased risk of developing melanoma (skin cancer).

People with a history of eczema (atopic dermatitis) are no more likely to develop non-melanoma skin cancers than others with dermatological conditions. Rather the risk is actually lower for dermatitis patients, according to recent research.