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Health & Safety

Some TikTok influencers are maligning sunscreen. Here's what to know about the claims

12:44pm June 17, 2024

by Maria Godoy

Sunscreen is the best way to protect ourselves against skin cancer. But doctors are concerned by a backlash against sunscreen that is spreading on social media.

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Amtagvi is the first cell therapy for solid tumors approved by the FDA.

FDA approves first cell therapy to treat aggressive forms of melanoma

12:14pm February 17, 2024

by Juliana Kim

Amtagvi is intended to help patients with melanoma that cannot be removed with surgery or has spread to other parts of the body.

Heman Bekele with the help of his 3M mentor, Deborah Isabelle (left), created a prototype soap to treat melanoma. Isabelle said of Bekele, "he's going to continue to inspire other young people to realize that science can make a positive difference."

Q&A: This scientist developed a soap that could help fight skin cancer. He's 14.

7:38pm October 27, 2023

by Max Barnhart

Inspired by a childhood in sun-baked Ethiopia, Heman Bekele wanted to tackle skin cancer. He came up with a topical cancer-fighting soap, and it won him the 3M Young Scientist's Challenge.

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Seattle Kraken fan Nadia Popovici (center) looks toward Vancouver Canucks assistant equipment manager Brian "Red" Hamilton (left) at the end of an NHL hockey game in Seattle on Saturday. Popovici had written Hamilton a note months earlier urging him to se

A hockey fan spotted a staffer's suspicious mole from the stands, saving his life

5:27pm January 03, 2022

by Rachel Treisman

Kraken fan and future medical student Nadia Popovici alerted Canucks staffer Brian Hamilton to a suspicious mole, which turned out to be cancerous. The teams surprised her with a $10,000 scholarship.

There's a common misconception that people of color don't need sunscreen. Welp.

Will Your Melanin Protect You From The Sun?

10:44am July 05, 2018

by Leah Donnella

There are lots of misconceptions about dark skin and sunshine. One of the most common? That black people can't get skin cancer.

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A group of people with connections to two cities in North Carolina and Alabama have been diagnosed with a rare eye cancer called ocular melanoma. Medical experts are trying to determine the cause of the cases.

Doctors Stumped By Rare Eye Cancer Cases In North Carolina, Alabama

5:04pm May 04, 2018

by Samantha Raphelson

Ocular melanoma typically affects 6 out of every 1 million people, but doctors have found dozens of cases where the patients have connections to either Huntersville, N.C., or Auburn, Ala.

Hairdressers spend more time looking at the tops of heads than anyone else, so are well positioned to spot suspicious skin changes.

Health & Safety

Looking Below The Locks: Teaching Hairdressers To Spot Melanoma

2:06pm December 06, 2017

by Greta Jochem

It's hard to check for skin changes on the scalp, and that's one body part that hairdressers see every day. Researchers found that they improved their ability to spot scary stuff after brief training.

Melanoma survivors may still be taking chances with sun exposure.

Some Melanoma Survivors Are Still Getting Too Much Sun Exposure

2:45pm March 02, 2017

by Katherine Hobson

Getting people to change their health behaviors is hard. A cancer diagnosis may increase motivation to reduce risk, but it doesn't necessarily make the change easier.

Dr. James Allison in his lab at the University of Texas MD Anderson Cancer Center in Houston.

A Scientist's Dream Fulfilled: Harnessing The Immune System To Fight Cancer

9:14pm June 09, 2016

Melanoma can be a deadly skin cancer, but 10 years ago biologist Jim Allison figured out a way to tweak the body's immune system to go after those malignant cells. Some patients are now cancer-free.

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The FDA requires tanning machines to bear a label explaining the risks, but the messages are not particularly attention-grabbing.

Should Tanning Bed Warnings Take A Cue From Graphic Cigarette Labels?

12:13am June 12, 2015

by Katherine Hobson

Graphic images showing the effects of melanoma, combined with photos promoting the positives of avoiding indoor tanning, were more persuasive than standard text warnings.