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People with deeply-pigmented skin can also get skin cancer. But there is no evidence to suggest that this occurs because of sunburn or exposure to the sun.
Preventive and therapeutic vaccines both train the immune system to fight disease, but they are used in different ways.
Sunscreen is one of the most important ways to protect yourself from skin cancer – but to be reliable, it has to be tested on brave volunteers.
One enzyme plays a key role in how tumor cells replicate and divide indefinitely. Identifying the genes that give these cells their immortality could provide new drug targets to treat cancer.
Rising concern about possible environmental damage from the active ingredients in sunscreens could have ripple effects on public health if it causes people to use less of them.
While sunscreen has the potential to reduce skin cancer for light-skinned people, it has never been shown to do the same for Black people. Yet that distinction is lacking in public health messaging.
Newly reported study findings suggest a link between eating more fish and dangerous skin cancers. But the findings are based on observations only and more research is needed.
The most common types of skin cancer are basal cell and squamous cell carcinomas. Here’s what to expect if you have one.
Two in three Australians will have a skin cancer in their lifetime, nearly all of them basal cell carcinomas, squamous cell carcinomas, or melanomas.
Researchers have long suspected that an ingredient in sunscreen called oxybenzone was harming corals, but no one knew how. A new study shows how corals turn oxybenzone into a sunlight-activated toxin.
If you’ve had a skin cancer check lately, you might have been told to consider adding a daily vitamin B3 pill to your skin safety regime.
The UV index measures how much UV radiation is around and how much damage it’s likely to do to your skin.
Even if you live in the UK, you’re still at risk of skin cancer. Here’s how to stay safe .
UV radiation can reflect off surfaces like sand or concrete, meaning shade doesn’t always prevent sunburn.
Home remedies like aloe vera and moisturiser might help you “feel” better. But they won’t fix the skin damage in the way antibiotics fix an infection.
Sunscreens’ change in branding from health essential to beauty product could help us slop on more cream - but it also creates more ‘beauty work’ for women.
Do you know people who cling to myths about sunscreen? Here’s the evidence to convince them they’re wrong.
Spray, pump or roll-on? Matte, fragrance-free, oil-free? No wonder we’re confused when it comes to buying sunscreen.
It seems genes have a greater influence than previously thought not only on the number of moles you have but also where they are on your body.
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Professorial Research Fellow. School of Psychology, Faculty of Health and Medical Sciences, University of Adelaide
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Adjunct Professor, School of Psychology, Curtin University and College of Health and Medicine, Australian National University
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PhD Candidate, The University of Queensland
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Professor of Dermatology, The University of Melbourne
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Professor of Dermatology, The University of Queensland
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Chief Specialist Scientist (Public Health), South African Medical Research Council
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Senior Lecturer Princess Alexandra Hospital Southside Clinical Unit and Casual Research Assistant, The University of Queensland
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Professor of Epidemiology, Australian National University
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Professor in Behavioural Science, The University of Queensland
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Director Radiation Research and Advice (ARPANSA), and Adjunct Associate Professor (UOW), University of Wollongong
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Assistant Professor of Internal Medicine (Division of Dermatology), The University of Texas at Austin
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Head, Department of Medicine, School of Clinical Sciences; Professor of Medicine, Monash University
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Head of Urology at Monash Medical Centre and Associate Professor of Surgery, Monash University
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Associate Professor, Deakin University
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Adjunct Senior Lecturer, Centre for Primary Health Care and Equity, University of New South Wales, UNSW Sydney
