Sun and skin – a dangerous combination
Further Reading
10 October 2011
New areas of DNA linked to skin cancer (by Eva Brencicova)
Reports on developments in the study of genetic factors involved in melanoma.
19 January 2011
How skin cancer tricks the immune system (by Marlowe Hood)
Discusses new discoveries that could one day help to treat melanoma.
17 November 2008
Skin cancer vaccine within reach (Agence France Presse)
Reports on the potential development of a vaccine to prevent some types of skin cancer.
1 December 2009
Kangaroos may hold key to skin cancer treatment (Agence France-Presse)
Describes work exploring the potential of a DNA-repair enzyme found in kangaroos to help treat skin cancer in humans.
31 July 2007
Coffee and a run may stave off skin cancer (by Hamish Clarke)
Describes work that has shown caffeine and exercise significantly lowered the incidence of skin cancers in mice.
16 September 2010
Paradigm shift in how we treat skin cancer (by Miriam Frankel)
Describes a new drug for treating skin cancer.
3 December 2007, page 20
Slap on the edelweiss for the ultimate sunscreen
Reports on the sun protection properties of edelweiss leaves.
27 June 2007, pages 38-41
Sunbathers: Beware the A-ray(by Jessica Marshall)
Explores the connection between melanomas and UVA.
9 September 2006, page 16
Keep slapping on that sunscreen (by Michael Reilly)
Research recommends that sun screen should be applied every two hours.
24 July 2004
Warning of bigger burn for sunbathers (by Duncan Graham-Rowe)
Suggests that people are exposed to increased levels of UV due to different angles of light.
29 September 2003
Sunscreens fail to offer full protection (by Shaoni Bhattacharya)
Suggests that some sunscreens protect against UV-B, but not UV-A, light.
March 31, 2010
Farm Pesticides Linked to Skin Cancer (by Gordon Shetler and Environmental Health News)
Reports on findings that long-term exposure to some pesticides appears to increase the risk of melanoma.
March 9, 2007
A Protein Twofer That Triggers Tanning and Protects against Skin Cancer (by Nikhil Swaminathan)
Describes studies of the gene that enables DNA repair, and also sets off the tanning process in skin.
February 6, 2002
Study Links Use of Tanning Lamps to Increased Risk of Skin Cancer (by Kate Wong)
Highlights the risks of artificial tanning.
Page updated December 2011.