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New research confirms that the higher the altitude, the quicker a person will develop sunburn. In fact, the risk gets greater faster with increasing altitude than initially suggested.

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The neck is often one of the first areas of the skin to show signs of aging. Now, two innovative procedures - one involving a new type of laser and the other combining two restoration procedures - help to remedy obvious signs of aging to the neck area.

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Each year, more and more people are enjoying a new lease on life with the increase of organ transplant surgeries. But studies find that organ transplant patients are more susceptible to developing skin cancer following surgery and need to take extra precautions to avoid prolonged sun exposure and monitor their skin for any signs of change.

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Genetic susceptibility has long been recognized as a risk factor in the development of several types of cancer, including melanoma. Emerging research establishing the significance of a gene in hereditary melanoma could improve the diagnosis of this deadliest form of skin cancer for patients with a family history of melanoma.

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Time-crunched consumers have another lunchtime option - scheduling an appointment with a dermatologist for a new skin peeling procedure that allows patients to wear make-up after the treatment and function normally with minimal redness.

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While sun exposure has long been linked to skin cancer, new research appears to explain why a specific pattern of sun exposure leads to melanoma and suggests that a genetic response to ultraviolet (UV) radiation-induced DNA damage may permit development of a novel photoprotective agent to decrease cancer risk.

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There is much dispute as to whether vitamin D must be generated through sun exposure and if this process plays a role in warding off internal cancers as touted by recent epidemiological claims.

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According to a recent survey of the summertime sun protection used by adults for their children, many parents are not effectively protecting their children from the harmful rays of the sun, and, therefore, may be increasing their children's risk of developing melanoma during their lifetimes.

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New research confirms the importance of sunscreen in protecting our children from skin cancer. Sun exposure is responsible for the majority of skin cancers.

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Although sun avoidance and the use of sunscreen is designed to block the first step in the sun damage process, dermatologists are now conducting research into how the development of skin cancer and photoaging can be altered between the time the initial damage occurs and the time it appears on the skin.