• NOVEMBER 16, 2021
    How to enjoy outdoor activities while reducing your risk of skin cancer

    How to enjoy outdoor activities while reducing your risk of skin cancer

    November 16, 2021 If you go to the beach during the summer, you’re guaranteed to find people tanning and basking in the sun. Even though countless health campaigns have told us that there is no safe way to tan, this advice usually goes ignored. But why? There are several reasons that researchers have proposed. The

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    • OCTOBER 21, 2021

    Wayne’s Story: Squamous Cell Skin Cancer

    Wayne Dyke; Date of Diagnosis: 2010; Age: 71; Gander, Newfoundland and Labrador, Canada; Squamous Cell Skin Cancer, High Risk; Once we have survived cancer, we often find ourselves wondering how we can give back to the community that supported us. By sharing our nonmelanoma skin cancer survivor stories, we can bring comfort, support, and inspiration

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    • OCTOBER 5, 2021
    A new type of radiotherapy may be better than surgery for patients with early-stage nonmelanoma skin cancers

    A new type of radiotherapy may be better than surgery for patients with early-stage nonmelanoma skin cancers

    October 4, 2021 In a recent study, image-guided superficial radiotherapy (IGSRT) showed nearly a 100% cure rate for early-stage basal cell carcinomas and squamous cell skin cancers. These results, along with its established safety, show that IGSRT is emerging as an alternative to cryosurgery or Mohs micrographic surgery (MMS), which are commonly used to treat

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