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  1. #DYK: Deaths from non-melanoma #SkinCancer caused by sunlight at work are similarly spread across regions. Men are the most affected, especially those aged 55 years or older http://bit.ly/464ojlt #UVradiation

  2. Young tanning bed users show accelerated genetic aging in the skin

    Tanning bed users are known to have a higher risk of skin cancer, but for the first time…
    #NewsBeep #News #Health #AU #Australia #Cancer #dermatology #Genetic #Melanoma #research #Skin #skincancer #SkinCells
    newsbeep.com/au/344878/

  3. Anyone know where the hourly UV index charts have been put by BOM?

    All I've got so far is a fast moving national map.

    Lucky BOM didn't pay out taxpayers money for this rat-infested-garbage website.

    #BOM #SkinCancer #Australia #PublicHealth #DesignFail #WebSiteFail #Oversight

  4. Study reveals how melanoma evolves to resist immunotherapy

    A study led by UCLA Health Jonsson Comprehensive Cancer Center investigators reveals how melanoma, the deadliest form of skin cancer,…
    #NewsBeep #News #Health #Apoptosis #AU #Australia #Cancer #CancerImmunotherapy #Cell #dermatology #dna #Evolution #Genes #Genomic #immunity #Immunotherapy #medicine #Melanoma #research #Skin #skincancer #therapy #Tumor
    newsbeep.com/au/255524/

  5. Huzzah! No skin cancer! As an anxious older Aussie who's lived an outdoor lifestyle, this is a big deal! 😁

    It's not all good, I had to have some solar (actinic) keratosis frozen - pre-cancerous scaly skin. 20% go on to form cancers 😱 en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Actini

    Next appointment in six months. #SPF50 and long sleeves when gardening to continue.

    Until I walked out grinning, I had no idea how worried I'd been!
    #skincancer
    #keratosis

  6. CW: parody video about a health scare

    Today's #youtube / #instagram / #tiktok #short :

    "Why you shouldn't use #google to #SelfDiagnose
    youtube.com/shorts/K2-GdcK2rEs

    youtube.com/shorts/K2-GdcK2rEs

    instagram.com/reel/CwBL6gJJ7dD

    tiktok.com/@toplesstopicstv/vi

    Description:

    CW: #cancer, feet
    I can laugh about it now but this WAS literally me last night... And then I had a nightmare that it WAS #melanoma and I hadn't noticed it in time so it had already metastasized 🙃
    Anyway y'all #skinCancer is real, go to a licensed #dermatologist at least every few years and get yourself a full body check. Also look for the ABCDE signs of possible skin cancer: Asymmetrical Shape, irregular Border, changes in Color, Diameter, and Evolving. Go to a reputable site like mayoclinic.org to read more about it, or ideally, ask your #doctor before you try to use #DrGoogle to #selfDiagnose (if you're in a civilized country with #universalHealthcare, or if you're rich enough if you're stuck in a PoS country like the United States where #healthInsurance costs a fortune and even still barely covers any #medicalDebt.

    #hypochondriac #cyberchondriac #healthScare #healthAnxiety #healthcare #parody

  7. 5.5-inch “dragon horn” grew out of man’s back from unaddressed skin cancer - Enlarge / Horns like these, but on a man's back. (credit: Image Engine)
    Smartphones won’t make yo... more: arstechnica.com/?p=1638561 #medicalcasereport #skincancer #science #cancer #lesion #tumor #horn