Driver's side skin cancers on the rise
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Asymmetrical skin  cancers, especially on the left cheek, scalp, arm and hand are  being seen with increasing frequency by dermatologists, a team  at St. Louis (Missouri) University School of Medicine reported  here on Friday.
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An Australian study hints that  diets with high amounts of meat and fat compared with those  rich in vegetables and fruit appear to increase the risk of  squamous cell carcinoma of the skin -- one of the most common  forms of skin cancer.
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White marathon runners seem to face an increased risk of skin cancer because of long sun exposure, Austrian researchers report.
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NEW YORK  - Two new studies suggest that  exposure to sunlight might not be as risky for cancer as is  generally believed.
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Children who live in close proximity to gas stations and auto body shops have a dramatically higher rate of leukemia, according to a new study.
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Using a solarium to gain a suntan increases the risk of developing skin cancer by 98 percent if you are under the age of 35, with one visit heightening the chance of developing a melanoma by 22 percent, said an Australian study.
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(Ivanhoe Newswire) -- People who suffer from certain skin allergies are more likely to develop blood-related cancers when they get older.
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NEW YORK  - Mice exposed to stress and  ultraviolet radiation develop skin cancer significantly faster  than do animals exposed to radiation only, researchers have  found. They suggest this may be relevant to people at high risk  of skin cancer.
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People with melanomas in the  head and neck area have experienced a greater total amount of  sun exposure than those who develop the deadly skin cancers in  their trunk area, Australian researchers report.
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Heart disease and diabetes get all the attention, but expanding waistlines also increase the risk for at least nine types of cancer, US research suggests.
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There have been worries about cell phones causing brain cancer. And certainly everyone worries about driving behind the guy who&#39;s holding the steering wheel with his knees while tapping in a message on a wireless e-mail device.
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Those annoying gray hairs that increasingly leer back from the bathroom mirror may have some value after all. Cancer researchers have developed a new explanation for graying hair that they hope will also shed light on the most dangerous type of skin cancer.
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Lack of sunlight may increase the risk of developing lung cancer, research suggests.
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The sexually transmitted virus that causes cervical cancer in women is poised to become one of the leading causes of oral cancer in men, according to a new study.
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The breast cancer rate is rising among women in Singapore and appears to be approaching that seen in Europe, researchers report. The introduction of a Westernized lifestyle and child-bearing pattern may underlie this trend, they suggest.
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(HealthDayNews) -- Your ability to spot the warning signs of a melanoma, the most deadly skin cancer, could make all the difference.
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People with mental disorders develop cancer at younger ages and have higher odds of later being diagnosed with certain cancers, including tumors of the brain and lung, according to a new analysis of insurance claims.