Clear, Shiny Lip Gloss Ups Cancer Risk

Dermatologist Christine Brown has noticed an increased risk of cancer in people who wear clear, shiny lip balms and glosses during exposure to the sun.  Instead of acting as a protection, as many people expect, the shiny stuff actually attracts the sun’s harmful ultraviolet rays instead. Read more

Head, Neck Melanomas Most Deadly

Researchers at the University of North Carolina (UNC), Chapel Hill, have recently published the result of a study conducted there that reveals a death rate in cancer patients with melanomas of the head and neck that is nearly twice as high as patients with melanomas elsewhere. The research team analyzed data from 51,704 US melanoma cases to determine if the location where skin cancer first appears affects the chance of survival. The UNC study indicates a death rate 1.84 times higher when melanomas first appear on the scalp or the neck than when they appear on other parts of the body, including the face and the ears. All cases under review for the study were limited to white, non-Hispanic adults diagnosed with melanoma from 1992 to 2003. Read more

Skin-Bleaching Cream Leads to Cushing’s Syndrome for One Woman

A 28-year-old woman developed Cushing’s syndrome after using illegal skin-lightening creams prompting United Kingdom doctors to issue a warning about the dangers of using such products. Read more

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