How the Alphabet Can Prevent Skin Cancer


Updated 04/16/12 1:23 PM · Posted by FitSugar · 9 comments

How to Tell If a Mole Is Cancerous

Most of the more than one million cases of skin cancer that are diagnosed in the US each year are considered sun-related, and of those, almost 11,000 people will die each year. That's a lot of deaths that could be prevented if people just took care of their skin by wearing sunscreen and doing skin self-exams. Check yourself for suspicious-looking moles, and if you find something odd, make an Read more

Melanoma Risk Factors: What You Need to Know


Updated 05/08/12 2:20 PM · Posted by · 3 comments

Who Is at Risk For Melanoma?

Melanoma is the most serious type of skin cancer, and unfortunately, it's a disease that's on the rise. However, melanoma, which can be described as the uncontrolled spread of pigment-producing cells, can be easily cured when detected early enough. It's National Skin Cancer Awareness month, so for more tips on prevention, stay tuned. But first, discover more about this type of cancer and who has Read more

What to Expect When You're Getting a Skin Cancer Screening


Updated 05/03/12 3:25 AM · Posted by · 0 comments

What to Expect at a Skin Cancer Screening

We're happy to present this story from our friends at Allure: Nonmelanoma skin cancers may be slowly decreasing, but melanoma is on the rise — and it's the most common cancer for my age group (25- to 29-year-olds). Since this is Skin Cancer Awareness Month, I asked dermatologist Jeannette Graf, an assistant clinical professor of dermatology at Mount Sinai Medical Center in New York City, to Read more

Tanning Beds Cause More Than One Type of Skin Cancer


Updated 12/22/11 2:09 PM · Posted by · 2 comments

Tanning Beds Cause Multiple Kinds of Skin Cancer

We're excited to present this story from our friends at Allure: A new Yale study has found that tanning beds cause increased rates of early-onset basal cell carcinoma, the most common skin cancer. Tanning bed use increased the rates of BCC by 69 percent. This follows a University of Minnesota study that found that tanning bed users were 74 percent more likely to develop melanoma, the most deadly Read more

Melanoma Facts: The Numbers Don't Lie


Updated 05/06/11 9:47 AM · Posted by · 3 comments

Melanoma Statistics From the American Academy of Dermatology

Today is Melanoma Monday, the kickoff to Melanoma and Skin Cancer Awareness month. And according to results released today by the American Academy of Dermatology, a disturbingly high number of young women today still don't feel that tanning is a serious threat. The problem is, however, that most causes of melanoma are due to exposure to sunlight and UV light. Melanoma can be a serious form of Read more

Link Time: Keep Your Curls Protected From Winter Weather


Updated 11/17/11 11:55 AM · Posted by BellaSugar · 0 comments

Beauty News For November 17, 2011

Curl-saving hair tips for Winter — Beautylish Torah-inspired manicures: they're here — Stylelist Which stars have the best party hairstyles? — InStyle Scandal! Camilla Parker-Bowles gets a henna tattoo — Huffington Post Get your fairy-tale princess makeup on — Refinery 29 Everything you ever wanted to know about antiaging — Glo This 1940s-inspired haircut has an indefensible name Read more

Why Your Stylist Might Save Your Life


Updated 11/17/11 10:49 AM · Posted by · 2 comments

Hairstylists Are Performing Skin Cancer Screenings

In medieval Europe, there existed barber surgeons: haircutters who also happened to perform some minor medical procedures like bloodletting and teeth pulling. And in modern times, it seems the stylist/medical connection just may be drawing closer — although not quite to Middle Ages extremes. A recent study performed by Harvard's School of Public Health found that of 203 Houston-area Read more