Are You Helping Your Clients Avoid Skin Cancer? Posted: November 29, 2010 Editor’s note: As a spa professional, you are in a unique position to be able to help clients identify skin cancer. Be sure to make note of any marks that appear odd, according to the information below, and be sure to recommend a […]
DR, WHAT IS IT? WHEN NEW GROWTHS APPEAR ON YOUR SKIN Leading dermatologist Dr. Joshua Fox explains benign growths New Hyde Park, NY, February 2009 – The skin is the organ most exposed to the outside environment and it provides our first line of defense against a wide range of toxins, bacteria, viruses, foreign bodies, […]
SEEKING THAT SUMMER GLOW YEAR ROUND? SKIP THE SUN AND TANNING BED FOR A “SPRAY TAN”: Leading dermatologist discusses the newest – and safest – way to achieve sun kissed skin sans the risks Ever since Coco Chanel returned from a French yachting voyage with a suntan in 1920, women, men, and even young teens […]
U.S. TEENS FACE GROWING RISK OF DEADLY SKIN CANCER Leading dermatologist dispels myths, says teens need better protection to avoid cancer New York, NY, November 2008 – Of the approximately 1.3 million Americans who will learn they have melanomas or other skin cancers this year a growing percentage will be young people. According to […]
SEEKING THAT SUMMER GLOW YEAR ROUND? SKIP THE SUN AND TANNING BED FOR A “SPRAY TAN”: Leading dermatologist discusses the newest – and safest – way to achieve sunkissed skin sans the risks Advanced Dermatology, September 2008 – Ever since Coco Chanel returned from a French yachting voyage with a suntan in 1920, […]
More kids than ever before are being diagnosed with the skin cancer melanoma, which used to be almost exclusively a disease of adults. “Melanoma usually develops many years after excessive sun exposure as a child—in fact, 80% of a person’s lifetime skin exposure typically occurs before the age of 18,” reports Joshua Fox, […]
Emphasize skin self-exams during melanoma month in May The Academy of Dermatology (ADD) has designated May as Melanoma Month. The goal of this campaign is to heighten awareness of this deadliest form of skin cancer. I am writing to encourage you to continue to educate your readers about melanoma. Following is information for […]
