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Dark clothing, not Hawaiian tops, 'best for sun protection' say scientists - Daily Telegraph 16th October 2009
"People who want to stay cool in the sun and protect themselves from harmful rays should wear dark clothes instead of bright tops such as Hawaiian shirts, scientists claim. "
Anti-ageing creams 'increase cancer risk' - Daily Telegraph 8th October 2009
"Anti-ageing creams used by millions of women in Britain could increase the risk of cancer, according to a health expert. "
Virgin Atlantic hostess dies of skin cancer - Daily Telegraph 3rd October 2009
"A Virgin Atlantic air hostess, Hayley Birch, died of skin cancer after four years in her job jetting around the world to a host of sunny destinations. "
Sunbed ban for under-18s in Wales over cancer fears - The Guardian 30th September 2009
"Under-18s will be banned from using sunbeds in Wales because of the risk of skin cancer, the Welsh health minister said today. Edwina Hart also outlined plans to ban unstaffed tanning salons after reports that they were being used by children. "
Will England finally be shamed into sunbed ban for under-18s? - Daily Mail 1st October 2009
"A ban on under-18s using sunbeds in England has moved closer after Wales followed Scotland in announcing a law to protect 'tanorexic' teenagers.
Unstaffed tanning booths, which are often used by children as young as 11, will also be banned in Wales to safeguard young people from skin cancer. "
Doctors criticise council sunbeds - BBC Health News 28th September 2009
Doctors' leaders have strongly criticised a Welsh council which has taken more than £83,000 from operating sunbeds in the past five years.
After a Freedom of Information request, the British Medical Association (BMA) found that Wrexham generated the money.
Skin cancer drugs shrinks tumours in two weeks - Daily Telegraph 23rd Sepember 2009
A new drug for skin cancer has dramatically reduced tumours in two weeks in patients where a genetic fault was driving the disease, a conference has heard.
Skin cancer treatment found to rapidly shrink tumours - Daily Mail 24th September 2009
A drug that shrinks tumours may offer hope to skin cancer patients.
Results of tests the drug - known only as PLX4032 - are described as 'unprecedented' in dramatically cutting the size of tumours in pateients with late-stage malignant melanoma.
Hope over new skin cancer therapy - BBC Health News 23rd September 2009
Scientists have presented results of an experimental new drug which in early stage trials has significantly shrunk skin cancer tumours.
US rearchers from Memorial Sloan-Kettering Hospital in New York said their results were "unprecedented".
Vitamin D 'can boost survival from cancer' - Daily Telegraph 22nd September 2009
People who spend more time outside have a better chance of surviving certain cancers, new studies suggest.
Exposure to sun 'may help people with cancer survive' - The Independent 22nd September 2009
Sunbathing is known to cause skin cancer – but it may also help people survive when they get it, scientists are reporting.
Two studies published yesterday showed that vitamin D produced by the action of the sun on the skin may help improve survival for patients with skin and bowel cancer.
Cancer warning amid bank holiday sunshine - Daily Telegraph 31st August 2009
Sun is forecast to brighten up the last bank holiday of the summer for parts of Britain on Monday, but weathermen warn it could mark the final day for sunworshippers before autumn takes hold.
Bank holiday cancer warning - The Telegraph 31st August 2009
Cancer charities are warning about the dangers of sunburn as Bank Holiday temperatures are set to soar in parts of the country.
Elderly skin 'raises cancer risk' - BBC Health News 29th August 2009
Older people are more at risk of skin cancer and infection because their skin is unable to mobilise the immune system to defend itself, UK research suggests.
It contradicts previous thinking that defects in a type of immune cell called a T cell were responsible for waning immunity with age.
Skin cancer kills dad who never sunbathed - Manchester Evening News 19th August 2009
A FATHER who never sunbathed because of his pale complexion has died from skin cancer.
Nick Hobin, 32, travelled the world after setting up an overseas property company, but because his skin was so pale he would often stay indoors during the day - even covering himself with a towel and sitting in the shade if he went outside.
Medical spy ware: How Russian KGB technology is being used to spot impending disease - Daily Mail 16th July 2009
Technology developed by the Russian KGB is being used to help diagnose and predict impending illnesses, a scientist said today.
Russian-born consultant Alla Cranham has used the technique to develop the Health Detector, which measures impulses from the brain to pinpoint hidden weaknesses in other parts of the body.
Skin cancer: Your risk revealed - Daily Mail 13th July 2009
Despite our miserable weather, skin cancer rates in this country have risen faster than any other form of cancer.
Indeed, more people in Britain die from malignant melanoma - the deadliest form of the disease - than in Australia. The problem is partly that we don't protect our skin - abroad or at home.
Risks of skin cancer from sun exposure exaggerated, say experts - Daily Mail 12th July 2009
Warnings that too much sunshine can lead to the most deadly form of skin cancer have been over-emphasised, a study has claimed.
It found that, although sunbathing is a risk factor, the number of moles on a person's skin is the most important indicator of whether they will go on to develop melanoma.
The scientists also identified two genes that dictate how many moles someone will have, and their risk of getting skin cancer.
Sun warnings ‘overstated’ as science finds new clue to skin cancer - The Sunday Times 12th July 2009
Sunshine is not the main cause of the most dangerous form of skin cancer, according to researchers, who say some warnings about the perils of sunbathing are scaring people unnecessarily.
Scientists, whose research appears in the current issue of the journal Nature Genetics, claim the number of moles on your skin is the most important factor in the risk of getting melanoma. This reignites the debate over whether official health warnings about avoiding the sun are overstated.
Can Scotland cope with skin cancer? - The Sunday Times 12th July 2009
Cases of melanoma are increasing but moves to offer free checks have been blocked
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