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Women and men around the world owe the vitality of their skin to moisturizers. However, the seemingly harmless cosmetics, moisturizers, could be a cause for developing skin cancer, suggests a recent study, published in the Journal of Investigative Dermatology (JID).

The non-melanoma skin cancer that developed is quite common in humans, and for the most part is curable surgically and with cancer drugs. And it is fatal only rarely.

But are the results of the study a reason to be scared of moisturizers? Even though the study has surprised one and all, many have questioned the validity of the study and have expressed that there’s no need to worry for now. Continue Reading

There are several options available for the detection, diagnosis and treatment of skin cancer. The following are the normal procedures employed to determine whether a patient has skin cancer: A pathological examination (biopsy) procedure on a portion of the abnormal-looking growth to determine the presence of cancer cells. This can be accomplished in any of 3 methods: shave biopsy wherein a surgical razor is used to shave-off parts of the suspected growth; punch biopsy wherein an instrument called a trephine is used to remove a circle of tissue from the growth and excisional biopsy wherein the entire growth is removed surgically with the use of a scalpel.In the traditional method of treatment, there are four options available. For superficial skin cancer Mohs micrographic surgery is the Continue Reading

SKIN CANCER:ALTERNATIVE TREATMENT

Naturopathy and Holistic Medicine

Naturopathy uses the methods of holistic medicine, working from the understanding that the human body can be self healing. The focus is on treating the whole person using natural remedies, diet, exercise and management of pain and stress.

Several alternative treatments may be used depending on the needs and preferences of the individual. While holistic medicine seeks to utilize the least invasive methods of healing it has much to offer when used in conjunction with main-stream treatment. It has proven effective , and has many success stories, in the treatment of some skin cancers.

Skin Cancer

Most, if not all of us, are familiar with the warnings about exposure to the sun and skin Continue Reading

If you had skin cancer, would you know it?

For many people, the answer to this question is no. They don’t know how to look for signs of skin cancer on their own skin. Because of this, if they get skin cancer, they may not spot it promptly.

Most types of skin cancer can be treated quickly and easily if they are found early. But if the diagnosis is delayed, the cancer can spread. In the case of melanoma, this can be fatal. Even for less serious skin cancers, such as the very common basal cell carcinoma and squamous cell carcinoma, delayed detection can lead to complications.

So how do you spot skin cancer? The key is knowing your own skin and being aware of changes in it.

The best way to do this is to learn how to do a complete skin self-examination. To Continue Reading

The other day, I was taken by the hair coloring of a clerk at the local store. I commented on how beautiful it was, with the dark base and the natural-looking streaks, as if the sun had touched her alone; and we began a conversation of how when we were younger we would not have to use any hair dyes: we just sprayed SunIn on our hair and laid out in the sun for an hour or two. This of course led us to discussing the near impossibility of doing that now, as we have blasted the ozone layer(s) so hard we have created a direct line between us and the harsher (more deadly) rays of the sun (and no, SunIn is a pump spray, not an aerosol, so we didn’t have to go there with culpability and irony and all).

But you probably didn’t come here to read about hair coloring Continue Reading