THURSDAY, Nov. 7, 2024 (HealthDay News) — There is a negative association between travel time to tanning facilities and county-level melanoma incidence rates, according to a study published online Nov. 7 in the Journal of Investigative Dermatology.
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IMA203 Shows Frequent, Enduring Responses and Tolerability in Melanoma
Phase 1 data highlight a manageable safety profile with IMA203 among patients with melanoma and other PRAME-positive solid tumors.
Risk Factors for Skin Tumors, Melanoma Vary for Patients With Parkinson Disease
Investigators in Israel compared rates of risk factors for CMM, non?melanoma skin cancer (NMSC), and actinic keratosis (AK) among individuals with and without PD.
Sunscreen doesn’t cause melanoma; most melanoma cases are due to excess UV radiation from the sun
Factually inaccurate: The first medical descriptions of melanoma predate the invention of sunscreen. Scientific evidence shows that sunscreen reduce the harmful effects of UV radiation in sunlight, thereby reducing skin cancer risk.