Sentences with phrase «skin cancer risk factor»

But sun exposure isn't the only skin cancer risk factor.

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Depending upon where you live and how dark your skin is, going outside regularly may be all that is required for you or your baby to generate adequate amounts of vitamin D. However, one of the problems with getting your vitamin D with sun exposure is simply that it's hard to determine how much time outside is needed since it depends on so many factors (skin tone, latitude, time of year, how much skin is exposed, amount of air pollution, etc.) Keep in mind that there is also a concern of sunburn and increased risk of skin cancer with too much sun exposure.

Ultraviolet radiation from the sun and artificial sources is the most preventable risk factor for all forms of skin cancer, including melanoma.

Among the top 125 colleges on a list compiled by U.S. News & World Report, 48 percent have indoor tanning facilities either on campus or in off - campus housing despite evidence that tanning is a risk factor for skin cancer, according to a study published online by JAMA Dermatology.

This fashion faded in the 1960s as effective treatments, such as vaccines and antibiotics, became available and people became aware that sun exposure and sunburn during childhood were strong risk factors for developing skin cancer in later life.»

«One in five Americans will get skin cancer in their lifetime, and sun exposure is the most preventable risk factor for skin cancer,» said Dr. Lim.

«We have seen and followed many patients with different skin cancers where the only risk factor apart from exposure to sunlight seems to be hydrochlorothiazide.

Because there is a known clinical connection between eye melanoma and skin cancer, in this study researchers sought to determine whether there were commonly shared genetic factors between both diseases, as the inherited genetic risk of skin melanoma has been more extensively explored in previous medical literature.

Melanoma, the most lethal form of skin cancer, is the second-most common cancer among women in their 20s in the U.S. And many experts point to the surge in tanning bed use (and subsequent elevated melanoma risk) as a key factor in those figures.

«With this discovery we continue to build our portfolio of novel risk factors for common skin cancers, diseases that cause significant morbidity and that are on the rise in the industrialized world.

Melanoma is responsible for most skin cancer deaths, a major risk factor is sun overexposure.

Although it's not clear why, there appears to be an association between lower Alzheimer's disease risk in patients with certain skin cancers, there are likely both neurologic and biologic factors at play.

People who engage in indoor tanning are exposed to ultraviolet radiation, a major risk factor for skin cancer.

In fact, a recent report in Archives of Dermatology said that using them may be a risk factor for the development of skin cancer.

Alcohol is a known risk factor for breast cancer and at least seven types of digestive system cancers, and alcohol may also increase the risk of cancers of the skin and pancreas, the researchers said.

«The presence of iris freckles also indicates sun damage to the skin, a risk factor for several different kinds of skin cancer.

Both can damage the DNA in a person's skin cells and is a major risk factor for skin cancer.

Different cancer cells grow as a result of various risk factors, such as too much sun, which can cause the skin to form a melanoma or smoking addicts can risk developing cancer.