Posts Tagged ‘Prevention’
Safe Sunscreen – What is safe and best to use
There have been many concerns in recent years over the safety of sunscreens. There are many safe sunscreens and all are not the same. Before we get into the details, let’s look at the recent issue of “contamination” with benzene. This has been found in at least 78 products made by Neutragena, Aveeno, Coppertone, and…
Read MoreVitamin reduces the risk of skin cancer
The prevention of the two most common types of skin cancer and pre-cancers is possible by taking an inexpensive, widely available, oral pill twice daily. Vitamin B3 , a supplement called nicotinamide, cut the rate of new squamous cell and basal cell carcinoma by 23% among patients who were at high risk for the development of…
Read MoreAPPROXIMATELY ONE THIRD OF SUNSCREENS PROVIDE LESS THAN HALF OF THE SPF CLAIMED
Medscape (5/19, Doheny) reported, “About a third of sunscreens tested by experts…provide less than half the SPF protection claimed on the label,” according to Consumer Reports’ annual sunscreen report. According to the article, the Food and Drug Administration does not routinely test sunscreen products’ SPF. Dr. Bader recommends sunscreens that have a high concentration of zinc…
Read MoreREDUCE SUNBURN WITH A SINGLE DOSE OF VITAMIN D
According to a recent study, a single dose of at least 100,000 IU vitamin D3 rapidly attenuates sunburn when given within one hour of sun exposure. Lower doses were far less effective.
Read MoreDEVICES THAT HELP RETAIN HAIR WHEN UNDERGOING CHEMOTHERPY FOR BREAST CANCER
The DigniCap Cooling System was FDA approved in 2015 to prevent hair loss, which may be of benefit to those undergoing chemotherapy. The FDA has just approved a second system, the Paxman Scalp Cooling System, for reducing hair loss in breast cancer patients undergoing chemotherapy.
Read MoreTANNING BED USE FOR MINORS INCREASES MELANOMA RISK AND DEATH
A recent meta-analysis and data from the 2013 Youth Risk Behavior Survey concluded that prohibiting tanning bed use for minors could potentially reduce the incidence of melanoma by 4.9% and the number of melanoma deaths by 4.7%. It has been long known that tanning bed use increases the risk of cancer, but these findings are quite alarming.…
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