The skin is the human body’s largest organ. Various changes on the outside, in the skin, can reflect the state of the internal organs and, thus, the body’s overall health. Paying attention to what’s happening on the skin can help us detect more severe conditions lurking beneath its surface. Even cancer can be detected and…
Spotting Trouble: A Guide to Identifying Melanoma Skin Cancer
When I was diagnosed with stage 4 melanoma over 37 years ago, my world fell apart in ways I could never have imagined. Hearing the three dreaded words “You have cancer” that put it all in motion is something I can never forget. My journey back to health was filled with twists and turns, but…
On-Site Screenings Help Orange County Firefighters in Cancer Prevention
May 5, 2023
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HUNTINGTON BEACH, Calif.—Lines of fire trucks arrived at a training facility April 30, bringing dozens of Orange County firefighters to receive free skin cancer screenings. “Occupational cancer is so big in the fire service right now. It’s the number one line-of-duty death for us,” Scott Jennie, with the Firefighter Cancer Support Network told The Epoch…
Skin Cancer: ABCDE Rule for Self-Detection and 5 Tips to Prevent
Recent studies show skin cancer is prevailing in the United States and globally. Overexposure to ultraviolet (UV) rays from the sun, tanning beds, and sunlamps are responsible for most skin cancer cases, according to the U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC). Besides seeking effective sun protection measures, research indicates that consuming caffeine and…
Skin Cancer: How to Self-Detect and 5 Tips to Prevent
Recent studies show skin cancer is prevailing in the United States and globally. Overexposure to ultraviolet (UV) rays from the sun, tanning beds, and sunlamps are responsible for most skin cancer cases, according to the U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC). Besides seeking effective sun protection measures, research indicates that consuming caffeine and…
President Biden Has Cancerous Lesions Removed, 5 Warning Signs of Skin Cancer
President Joe Biden was discovered to have skin cancer at his annual physical in February and underwent surgery to remove it. Skin cancer is the most common cancer in the United States but if detected early, can be effectively treated. According to doctors, five signs indicate whether spots on the skin are cancerous. White House…
Moderna mRNA Cancer Vaccine Gets FDA’s Breakthrough Therapy Designation
February 24, 2023
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The U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) has granted a “breakthrough therapy” designation to Moderna’s personalized mRNA skin cancer vaccine combined with a drug by Merck for treating patients with high-risk melanoma. The “breakthrough therapy” designation has been granted to Moderna’s mRNA-4157/V940, an investigational personalized mRNA cancer vaccine, in combination with Merck’s anti-PD-1 therapy KEYTRUDA…
Vitamin D Reduces Risk of Melanoma and Other Skin Cancer: Study
Interest in the sunshine vitamin exploded during the pandemic due to its immunity-boosting effects. A new study finds that regularly taking vitamin D supplements is linked to a significant reduction in melanoma risk. Researchers also discovered that people who regularly took vitamin D supplements also had reduced risk of other kinds of skin cancer. Regularly…
First Lady Undergoing Surgery to Remove Skin Lesion
BETHESDA, Md.—On Wednesday, a small skin lesion above First Lady Jill Biden’s right eye is being removed at a military hospital. The issue was discovered during a routine skin cancer screening last week, the White House said. The surgery to remove the potentially cancerous lesion above her right eye was “proceeding well and as expected,”…
A Common, Inexpensive Vitamin May Protect Against Skin Cancer
What vitamins come to mind when you think of vitamins that can protect the skin? Vitamin C? or Vitamin E? Many people do not know that there is actually a cheap yet effective vitamin around us, which can protect the skin against ultraviolet rays and prevent skin cancer—vitamin B3. A few years ago, a double-blind,…
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