Summer is finally upon us once again. And it’s a perfect time to revisit a few huge medical myths about sun exposure, sunscreen, and skin cancer. Perhaps the most striking study about the [...]
Tag: melanoma
Melanoma caused by mistaken medical beliefs
We now know what caused the increase in deadly melanoma skin cancer observed in recent decades. It was not due to sun exposure. It was not due to “sunscreen deficiency.” And it was not due to [...]
One more skin cancer myth “exposed”
This month, you may expose a little more skin than usual at the beach, lake or poolside. So, appropriately enough, I thought I’d take a moment to “expose” another skin cancer myth. Last month, [...]
Another skin-cancer myth — busted
I know many dermatologists who carefully count up the total number of moles their patients have. They say if you have lots of these growths, you have a higher risk of developing melanoma skin [...]