Jimmy Buffett: How to check if you have skin cancer - Symptoms and signs to look out for
1 year, 6 months ago

Jimmy Buffett: How to check if you have skin cancer - Symptoms and signs to look out for

The Independent  

Sign up to our free Living Well email for advice on living a happier, healthier and longer life Live your life healthier and happier with our free weekly Living Well newsletter Live your life healthier and happier with our free weekly Living Well newsletter SIGN UP I would like to be emailed about offers, events and updates from The Independent. Read our privacy policy It is the most common form of cancer in Britain and kills around 2,100 people in the UK each year, but still, a “shocking” number of people remain unaware of the dangers of skin cancer, its links to sunburn, and how to spot the signs of this deadly disease. An overwhelming 77 per cent of people would not recognise signs of melanoma – a malignant skin cancer tumour – despite the majority of Britons worrying about skin cancer, a new study by the British Association of Dermatologists has found. It comes as Cancer Research UK has warned that skin cancer cases are set to rise by half by 2040, with rocketing diagnoses driven by the “cheap package holiday” boom of the 1960s. open image in gallery A boom in cheap holidays is said to have contributed to a predicted rise in skin cancer cases But despite the serious risks of cancer posed from sunburn, nearly three-quarters of people surveyed by BAD admitted to having been burned in the past year alone, while 40 per cent of people were found to never check themselves for signs of cancer.

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Subtle symptoms of skin cancer you should NEVER should ignore
5 days, 11 hours ago

Subtle symptoms of skin cancer you should NEVER should ignore

Daily Mail  

Comedian Katherine Ryan revealed she has the deadliest form of skin cancer today, after being told by doctors twice that she had nothing to worry about. Comedian Katherine Ryan, 41, has revealed she's battling cancer for the second time as she revealed she was initially misdiagnosed It's the second time Katherine has been diagnosed with the disease, having been diagnosed …

How to cope with healthcare’s toughest challenges
1 month ago

How to cope with healthcare’s toughest challenges

The Independent  

SkinVision is a Business Reporter client The AI-driven healthcare solution that’s empowering clinicians and patients. SkinVision, a clinically validated app with three million users globally, is spearheading the use of AI in frontline healthcare with a unique combination of AI and medical oversight that delivers 90 per cent-plus diagnostic accuracy via a smartphone programme that instantly analyses marks on the …

Shocking map highlights an alarming trend facing a growing number of Australians
3 months, 2 weeks ago

Shocking map highlights an alarming trend facing a growing number of Australians

Daily Mail  

A disturbing map has revealed an alarming rise in cancers among young Australians as experts warn the number of diagnoses is only increasing. Australia has the highest cancer rate globally among people under 50, with 135 cases per 100,000 people, data from the World Bank shows. Cancer remains most common in older ages - in 2024 an estimated 88 per …

I went to my doctor twice about a concerning mole but was told each time it was nothing to worry about. Months later, I received a devastating diagnosis...
3 months, 3 weeks ago

I went to my doctor twice about a concerning mole but was told each time it was nothing to worry about. Months later, I received a devastating diagnosis...

Daily Mail  

As summer barrels towards us at a startling rate, people are urged to remember the dangers of UV rays, no matter how sunny it is outside. Even if there's not a speck of sun in the sky, UV levels can still do serious damage to the skin, penetrating its surface and causing cancerous cells to form. It doesn't matter how …

Doctors said my shoulder pain was a pulled muscle - it was actually late-stage cancer at 32...here are the subtle warning signs I missed
4 months ago

Doctors said my shoulder pain was a pulled muscle - it was actually late-stage cancer at 32...here are the subtle warning signs I missed

Daily Mail  

A woman who had already fought cancer once has claimed medics dismissed her now terminal illness for a pulled muscle. Holly Bedford, from Torquay, was diagnosed with malignant melanoma — one of the deadliest forms of skin cancer — in 2019 at the age of just 27. Medics discovered her cancer had returned and she was diagnosed with stage four …

Six early warning signs of skin cancer revealed - and when to worry about patches on the GENITALS - as charities warn over 20,000 cases are expected this year
9 months, 3 weeks ago

Six early warning signs of skin cancer revealed - and when to worry about patches on the GENITALS - as charities warn over 20,000 cases are expected this year

Daily Mail  

Sun-loving Brits have been urged to do all they can to avoid getting melanoma this summer. Signs of skin cancer range from innocuous to obvious, but experts warn that treating cases early is key to making sure they do not spread or further develop Asymmetrical moles Dermatologists follow the ABCDEs when diagnosing melanoma; that is, asymmetry, border, colour, diameter, and …

Doctors issue warning as one of the most deadly cancers is on the rise in the UK
10 months, 3 weeks ago

Doctors issue warning as one of the most deadly cancers is on the rise in the UK

The Independent  

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Skin cancer cases reach record high – how to spot the signs
1 year, 8 months ago

Skin cancer cases reach record high – how to spot the signs

The Independent  

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Skin cancer reaches record high driven by 1960s cheap holiday packages
1 year, 8 months ago

Skin cancer reaches record high driven by 1960s cheap holiday packages

The Independent  

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How to check if you have skin cancer
1 year, 9 months ago

How to check if you have skin cancer

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Skin Cancer Awareness Month: 5 things a skin cancer surgeon wants you to know about sun protection
1 year, 10 months ago

Skin Cancer Awareness Month: 5 things a skin cancer surgeon wants you to know about sun protection

The Independent  

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Major Symptoms And Causes That Could Be Indicative Of Skin Cancer
1 year, 11 months ago

Major Symptoms And Causes That Could Be Indicative Of Skin Cancer

News 18  

Skin cancers are very uncommon in India due to the skin type that we possess, however, regular checkups are still recommended by most experts. Any unusual skin growths or sores that do not go away may be the very first indication that skin cancer is forming. The three types of skin cancer that predominantly exist are- Melanoma Basal cell carcinoma …

Mum, 29, diagnosed with cancer after sinister mole discovered at first skin check
1 year, 11 months ago

Mum, 29, diagnosed with cancer after sinister mole discovered at first skin check

Daily Mail  

A hairdresser who decided to have a mole on her knee checked after two friends were diagnosed with melanoma was shocked to discover she also had the disease. Emily Hayes was diagnosed with stage two melanoma 12 months ago after having her first skin check The 29-year-old mum from Ipswich, Queensland, was prompted to visit her local skin clinic after …

How to spot skin cancer: Symptoms, treatment and protection
2 years, 2 months ago

How to spot skin cancer: Symptoms, treatment and protection

Hindustan Times  

Depending where you live in the world, skin cancer is the most common type of cancer. In October 2021, an editorial in the Lancet science journal said "ultraviolet radiation because of climate change is thought to be associated with the rising incidence of skin cancer and melanoma." And a review of evidence published by Elsevier and the Women's Dermatological Society …

Can the most severe form of skin cancer be cured? Understanding the latest breakthrough
2 years, 6 months ago

Can the most severe form of skin cancer be cured? Understanding the latest breakthrough

Firstpost  

Scientists in the US have developed a novel way to stop the growth of melanoma, the most severe form of skin cancer. After India rolled out its first vaccine against cervical cancer on Wednesday and a miracle drug called ‘Dostarlimab’ cured 18 people with rectal cancer in the United States, scientists have now found a new treatment to stop the …

Melanomas are rising rapidly and older men in rural and regional Australia are most at risk
2 years, 7 months ago

Melanomas are rising rapidly and older men in rural and regional Australia are most at risk

ABC  

John Seccombe had regularly checked his skin and even had small cancers on his face removed, but nothing prepared him for the moment when the right side of his face went numb. Key points: Farmers older than 65 have a high risk of developing melanomas 8,032 people were diagnosed with melanomas in 2021 The number is expected to grow to …

Dragon’s Den’s Deborah Meaden reveals how her makeup artist caught warning sign of skin cancer
2 years, 7 months ago

Dragon’s Den’s Deborah Meaden reveals how her makeup artist caught warning sign of skin cancer

The Independent  

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How To Spot The Signs Of Skin Cancer
2 years, 10 months ago

How To Spot The Signs Of Skin Cancer

Huff Post  

Mondadori Portfolio via Getty Images Duchess of York Sarah Ferguson at the 79 Venice International Film Festival in 2022. However, once it has spread, the survival rate for melanoma is less than 50% — even with some of the newly available treatments, Rigel explained, noting that this type of cancer “tends to spread early in its course.” Certain factors may …

Skin cancer cases hit a record high in England
2 years, 10 months ago

Skin cancer cases hit a record high in England

The Independent  

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Melanoma detection could be helped by sending mole selfies from your smartphone to your doctor
3 years, 4 months ago

Melanoma detection could be helped by sending mole selfies from your smartphone to your doctor

ABC  

The hot days of summer are here, and so are the long evenings of regret: sunburnt shoulders, peeling noses and time spent anxiously inspecting suspicious lesions and changing moles. Key points: Australia has one of the highest rates of skin cancer in the world A study has found using a smartphone to send photos of moles and lesions to a …

Rates of skin cancer type in UK men jumps by nearly half in decade, research finds
3 years, 9 months ago

Rates of skin cancer type in UK men jumps by nearly half in decade, research finds

The Independent  

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Molly-Mae Hague diagnosed with malignant melanoma: What is it and what are the signs of skin cancer?
4 years, 4 months ago

Molly-Mae Hague diagnosed with malignant melanoma: What is it and what are the signs of skin cancer?

The Independent  

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A new way to monitor skin cancer: Scientists suggest a urine test could help track progression and treatment response
4 years, 7 months ago

A new way to monitor skin cancer: Scientists suggest a urine test could help track progression and treatment response

Firstpost  

Skin cancer is the most common form of cancer in the United States, United Kingdom and worldwide. A recent study brings good news for people suffering from a particular type of skin cancer, malignant melanoma. But a recent article, published in the journal Open Chemistry on 11th August 2020, stated that now doctors would be able to monitor the progression …

Plan needed to prevent fast rise of skin cancers, says cancer centre
5 years, 4 months ago

Plan needed to prevent fast rise of skin cancers, says cancer centre

Dutch News  

Skin cancer is the most common form of cancer in the Netherlands and a national prevention plan is needed to halt its explosive growth, cancer monitoring centre IKNL has said. The organisation has published a landmark study which maps the fast rise of skin cancers, which, it said will continue to rise by some 70,000 new cases each year if …

Plan needed to prevent fast rise of skin cancers, says cancer centre
5 years, 4 months ago

Plan needed to prevent fast rise of skin cancers, says cancer centre

Dutch News  

Skin cancer is the most common form of cancer in the Netherlands and a national prevention plan is needed to halt its explosive growth, cancer monitoring centre IKNL has said. The organisation has published a landmark study which maps the fast rise of skin cancers, which, it said will continue to rise by some 70,000 new cases each year if …

Majority of dermatologists think sunbeds should be banned amid skin cancer fears
5 years, 8 months ago

Majority of dermatologists think sunbeds should be banned amid skin cancer fears

The Independent  

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Cheap flights blamed as skin cancer rates soar by 45 per cent in a decade
5 years, 8 months ago

Cheap flights blamed as skin cancer rates soar by 45 per cent in a decade

The Independent  

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Woman who has survived 86 skin cancer surgeries and now does skin checks every day
5 years, 9 months ago

Woman who has survived 86 skin cancer surgeries and now does skin checks every day

Daily Mail  

A Tennessee woman says she used to use tanning beds every day before she was diagnosed with skin cancer all over her body. She said she never knew that tanning beds were linked to an increased risk of skin cancer Pace was first diagnosed with melanoma in 2000 at 23 years old, after a dermatologist biopsied moles that were on …

Cancer cases double in 30 years, skin cancer still on the rise
6 years, 1 month ago

Cancer cases double in 30 years, skin cancer still on the rise

Dutch News  

In total, 116,000 people in the Netherlands were diagnosed with cancer last year and the number of skin cancer cases has gone up sharply in the last few years, the Dutch cancer institute IKNL said on Monday. ‘Corrected for the increase in the average age, there was a rise in the number of people diagnosed with cancer between 1989 and …

Cancer cases double in 30 years, skin cancer still on the rise
6 years, 1 month ago

Cancer cases double in 30 years, skin cancer still on the rise

Dutch News  

In total, 116,000 people in the Netherlands were diagnosed with cancer last year and the number of skin cancer cases has gone up sharply in the last few years, the Dutch cancer institute IKNL said on Monday. ‘Corrected for the increase in the average age, there was a rise in the number of people diagnosed with cancer between 1989 and …

WHAT IS MELANOMA AND HOW CAN YOU PREVENT IT? Australia
6 years, 4 months ago

WHAT IS MELANOMA AND HOW CAN YOU PREVENT IT? Australia

Daily Mail  

Melanoma is the most dangerous form of skin cancer. The estimated number of diagnosis for skin cancer in Australia in 2018 is 14,320 which grew from the previous year were there were 13,941 cases and 1,839 deaths. Causes Sun exposure: UV and UVB rays from the sun and tanning beds are harmful to the skin Moles: The more moles you …

one group of Australians develop cancer at DOUBLE the rate for everyone else in the world
6 years, 6 months ago

one group of Australians develop cancer at DOUBLE the rate for everyone else in the world

Daily Mail  

Shocking new research has discovered that one in two Australian men will be diagnosed with cancer in their lifetime. Shocking new research has discovered that one in two Australian men will go through cancer in their lifetime Released last week, the data revealed that in 2018, Australians will have an estimated 197,876 new cases of cancer with 120, 034 of …

Melanoma skin cancer: What moles to look out for
6 years, 8 months ago

Melanoma skin cancer: What moles to look out for

The Independent  

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Experimental blood test could detect melanoma skin cancer early, study finds
6 years, 8 months ago

Experimental blood test could detect melanoma skin cancer early, study finds

CNN  

Story highlights Scientists tested blood samples for antibodies typically created in response to melanoma The researchers were able to identify people with melanoma with 79% accuracy CNN — Australian researchers have developed an experimental blood test they say is the first blood test capable of detecting melanoma – an aggressive form of skin cancer – in its early stages with …

Why melanoma remains Australia’s ‘national cancer’
6 years, 10 months ago

Why melanoma remains Australia’s ‘national cancer’

CNN  

Story highlights A new online test predicts your risk of developing melanoma with good accuracy The most users are in Australia, which has among the highest rates of melanoma worldwide CNN — Mandy Johnson believes that she owes her life to a 90-second online test. They are then placed into one of five categories, based on their answers, from “very …

The sun has got his hat on – have you? Skin cancer on rise in the Netherlands
7 years, 10 months ago

The sun has got his hat on – have you? Skin cancer on rise in the Netherlands

Dutch News  

The sun has got his hat on, but have you? The number of people with aggressive skin cancer has continued to rise, reports the Netherlands Comprehensive Cancer Organisation IKNL on Friday. On Saturday, it will hold the fifth national skin cancer day to offer free checks and bring together patient associations, doctors and other experts. The organisation reports that in …

The sun has got his hat on – have you? Skin cancer on rise in the Netherlands
7 years, 10 months ago

The sun has got his hat on – have you? Skin cancer on rise in the Netherlands

Dutch News  

The sun has got his hat on, but have you? The number of people with aggressive skin cancer has continued to rise, reports the Netherlands Comprehensive Cancer Organisation IKNL on Friday. On Saturday, it will hold the fifth national skin cancer day to offer free checks and bring together patient associations, doctors and other experts. The organisation reports that in …

Breakthrough in the war on skin cancer
8 years, 3 months ago

Breakthrough in the war on skin cancer

Daily Mail  

Scientists have developed a simple blood test to detect the most deadly form of skin cancer. Scientists have developed a new test to detect the most deadly form of skin cancer - melanoma But doctors sometimes miss a melanoma, as it can be very difficult to distinguish a malignant mole from a benign one. Now British company Oxford BioDynamics, a …

Visual skin cancer screenings fall short of experts’ approval
8 years, 8 months ago

Visual skin cancer screenings fall short of experts’ approval

CNN  

Story highlights The task force says there's not enough evidence of benefit to patients The decision draws concern, criticism from across the medical industry For years, many dermatologists have urged patients to have a full-body visual check for skin cancer. In a review published Tuesday in JAMA, the U.S. Preventive Services Task Force updated its 2009 review of visual skin …

Skin cancers decreasing for younger Australians, but melanoma rate still second highest in world
8 years, 8 months ago

Skin cancers decreasing for younger Australians, but melanoma rate still second highest in world

ABC  

Instances of skin cancer among young Australians have decreased over the past 14 years, a report shows. The Australian Institute of Health and Welfare revealed the rate of skin cancers diagnosed in people under the age of 40 has decreased by more than 30 per cent from 2002 to 2016. But the report, Skin Cancer in Australia, also found the …

Dutch not alert enough to melanomas
8 years, 8 months ago

Dutch not alert enough to melanomas

NL Times  

The majority of Dutch people between the ages of 20 and 50 years do not sufficiently check their skin for suspicious spots, according to a survey done by the Melanoma foundation. Every year about 6 thousand Dutch people are diagnosed with melanoma, the most aggressive and deadly form of skin cancer. The foundation surveyed over a thousand Dutch and found …

Melanoma: what are the stages - and how can I identify it if I have moles on my arm?
9 years, 5 months ago

Melanoma: what are the stages - and how can I identify it if I have moles on my arm?

The Independent  

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Revealed... how to tell if YOU have skin cancer: From bleeding, itchy moles to flat, red spots, the symptoms to watch out for
9 years, 10 months ago

Revealed... how to tell if YOU have skin cancer: From bleeding, itchy moles to flat, red spots, the symptoms to watch out for

Daily Mail  

From a discoloured patch on the skin to a mole that has changed in appearance, would you spot the signs of skin cancer? The poll found 81 per cent of people said they do not feel confident they could recognise signs of a non-melanoma skin cancer. Signs and symptoms of BCCs, include a growth that: looks smooth and pearly appears …

Apprentice's Michelle Dewberry got skin cancer in ENGLAND
10 years, 7 months ago

Apprentice's Michelle Dewberry got skin cancer in ENGLAND

Daily Mail  

Proof even the sun in England can give you skin cancer: Everyone said it was just a spot. But Apprentice star Michelle was about to learn a terrible lesson TV star Michelle Dewberry, 34, from Hull, had cancer on her nose She enjoyed sunshine holidays from the age of 18 but never burned badly It never occurred to her to …

Man, 59, discovers he has skin cancer - and has chunk of skin removed from his face - after razor cut from shaving failed to heal
11 years, 8 months ago

Man, 59, discovers he has skin cancer - and has chunk of skin removed from his face - after razor cut from shaving failed to heal

Daily Mail  

Man, 59, discovers he has skin cancer - and has chunk of skin removed from his face - after razor cut from shaving failed to heal Stephen Hinchliffe, 59, was not concerned when he nicked himself But over several days cut grew, became raised and changed colour When GP saw face he ordered immediate biopsy which revealed cancer Surgeons had …

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