Lotion Helps Repair Sun Damage: "June 24 - Doctors will diagnose more than 1 million cases of skin cancer this year alone. But there may be a way to reverse sun damage -- even after you've been burned." In NBC Good Health: Fighting Cancer
Sunglasses Help Prevent Cancer: "June 25 - We know melanoma is a cancer of the skin, but it can also affect your eyes -- especially the conjunctiva, a clear membrane that covers the white of your eye." In NBC Good Health: Fighting Cancer
Tests for skin cancer vaccine: "QUEENSLAND scientists are one step from developing a world-first vaccine for melanomas and are about to begin initial trials on radical new treatments for prostate cancer and brain tumours." In NEWS.com.au: The Nation
Neilson dies at 69: "NASHVILLE —Roger Neilson, a Hall of Famer who coached more than a quarter century in the NHL, died Saturday. He was 69. He had been battling skin and bone cancer, and his death was announced by NHL co..." In USA Today: Sports
New Skin Cancer Vaccine: "What if you could fight skin cancer from the inside out? Vaccines usually prevent disease…but this one actually targets and destroys cancer cells It's proving to be a powerful tool against deadly melanoma." In KABC: Health
Personal health: Sunshine can be good medicine after all: "Can sunshine, now shunned by those who fear skin cancer and wrinkles, save many more lives than it harms? Most definitely, says a leading expert in the field, Dr. Michael F. Holick, a professor of medicine, dermatology, physiology and biophysics at the Boston University School of Medicine." In StarTribune: Variety
Cons of Tanning: "The June 1 Style article on the weather, spas and tanning contained several positive comments about artificial tanning, including the unsubstantiated claim that it "smooths" the skin and makes one look thinner. It did not include any comments on the documented health risks of tanning, especially skin cancer." In Washington Post: Editorial
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