(BlackDoctor.org) -- Did you know that regardless of the color of your skin, and no matter what time of year it is, sunscreen is a vital part of staying healthy?
Despite this fact, only about 31 percent of African-American adults engage in at least one form of sun protection behavior such as wearing a hat, while 63 percent never use sunscreen, according to a new study.
Melanoma is more than 10 times higher in whites compared to blacks, but over a five-year span, blacks have a 78 percent lower
Late Diagnoses Of Melanoma Harms African Americans
(BlackDoctor.org) -- With the incidence of skin cancer on the rise, it has never been more important for the public to practice the prevention and detection steps that are key to avoiding melanoma, the most deadly form of skin cancer. Yet in the case of African Americans, detection may be more difficult because studies of African Americans who are diagnosed with melanoma have shown that the condition most often develops on non-sun-exposed areas of the body. This finding, along with the misconception that
(BlackDoctor.org) -- There is a result from researchers that found that blacks or hispanic background have a more likely chance of advancing in the stage of melanoma at the time of diagnosis.
Experts say that the skin cancer melanoma has become increasingly common in the last decade with incidence rates increasing 2.4 percent annually in the United States.
Because light-skinned individuals are at higher risk for melanoma, much of the prevention and early detection efforts
(BlackDoctor.org) -- The deadly skin cancer, melanoma, has risen over the last few decades. Early screening and detection was thought to be helpful but it does not matter, according to a new study.
For years, experts have debated whether the dramatic rise in melanoma -- one of the fastest growing cancers worldwide -- is a true increase or just a reflection of better and expanded screening, with doctors simply finding more cases and at earlier stages.
Melanoma Cancer
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(BlackDoctor.org) -- Did you know that regardless of the color of your skin, and no matter what time of year it is, sunscreen is a vital part of staying healthy?
(BlackDoctor.org) -- With the incidence of skin cancer on the rise, it has never been more important for the public to practice the prevention and detection steps that are key to avoiding melanoma, the most deadly form of skin cancer. Yet in the case of African Americans, detection may be more difficult because studies of African Americans who are diagnosed with melanoma have shown that the condition most often develops on non-sun-exposed areas of the body. This finding, along with the misconception that
(BlackDoctor.org) -- There is a result from researchers that found that blacks or hispanic background have a more likely chance of advancing in the stage of melanoma at the time of diagnosis.
(BlackDoctor.org) -- The deadly skin cancer, melanoma, has risen over the last few decades. Early screening and detection was thought to be helpful but it does not matter, according to a new study.