SkinVision

Author: Anu

  • An Australian guide to staying in the shade

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    With summer fast approaching it’s important that Australians find ways to seek shade during the hours of the day where we’re exposed to the most UV.

  • 5 oils that will improve skin health

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    Looking after your skin means more than applying sunscreen and limiting exposure to the sun’s harmful rays. As well as regular skin checks, keeping an eye on melanoma symptoms and being aware of skin cancer detection techniques, you can feed your skin from the inside and limit your skin’s exposure to potentially harmful chemicals that…

  • Cold sores could be targeting skin cancer

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    When you have a big old cold sore on your lip, you would probably prefer to hide away until it disappears. But this herpes simplex virus has actually been identified as the perfect therapy for melanomas. It may seem like an unlikely partnership, but according to scientists and the FDA, put a cold sore together…

  • What is the meaning of SPF on sunscreen labels?

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    Sunscreens come with SPF indications that we often consider the ultimate protection against sunlight and eventually skin cancer. However, things are more complicated than this. What is, really, the meaning of SPF on sunscreen labels? Do we get the sun protection that we think we do?

  • Foods and skin cancer: on citrus fruits

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    We are all aware of the health benefits of consuming vitamin-packed citrus fruit juices such as orange and grapefruit juice. However, recent studies have revealed that too much citrus fruit could actually be detrimental to our health, especially in regards to foods and skin cancer.

  • Skin rashes: all the info you need

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    Whether your skin rash is a long-term condition or something that has sprung up out of the blue, it is wise to have an idea of what it might be before you head off to the doctor for treatment. It may be nothing at all; a reaction to something in your environment; the result of…

  • Skin cancer just from driving a car?

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    If you have ever wondered how much protection you get from the sun when inside your car, you need to take a look at photos recently published in the New England Journal of Medicine of a 69-year-old truck driver who shows clear evidence that 25 years of driving can lead to damaged skin, simply from…

  • Drinks that keep your skin healthy

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    When it comes to fighting skin cancer, it is not only vital that you use methods for the detection of skin melanoma/ and regular skin checks to keep an eye out for any skin cancer symptoms. To stay safe against melanoma it is so important to keep out of the sun and keep your skin covered and protected,…

  • Whitening creams and why they are a very bad idea

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    It is one of the quirks of our modern world that many people with pale skins are striving to get the best possible tan (while risking skin cancer) and some people with darker skins are using over the counter lightening creams to achieve pale skin.

  • Melanoma symptoms: the shape of a mole

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    Melanoma is the most dangerous form of skin cancer. It is a cancerous growth that occurs when unrepaired DNA damage causes skin cells to mutate. It is often due to ultraviolet exposure from natural sunlight or sunbeds. Melanoma symptoms often resemble moles, which means they can be easy to miss. Some melanomas develop from existing…