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New Report: Outside Workers Least Likely to Get Skin Exams

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Posted: Thu., May 8, 2008, 11:40 am
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Topics: Cancer, Skin Conditions, Causes, Dermatologists, Dermatology, Outside Workers, Prevention, Research, Skin cancer, Skin Exams, Sun, Ultraviolet, UV, UV Radiation, EmpowHer News
     

THURSDAY, May 8 (HealthDay News) -- Workers who face the greatest risk of developing skin cancer from overexposure to the sun are the least likely to get regular exams to detect its early warning signs, a new report says.
     
     
     
     
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Women's Risk for a Certain Skin Cancer Varies by Geography

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Posted: Thu., March 13, 2008, 02:56 pm
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Topics: Cancer, Basal Cell Carcinoma, Research, Skin Cancer, Squamous Cell Carcinoma, UV Radiation, Woman, EmpowHer News
     

By Steven Reinberg
EmpowHer's HealthDay Reporter

THURSDAY, March 13 (HealthDay News) -- An American woman's risk of developing the skin cancer called squamous cell carcinoma appears to increase if she lives in areas where UV radiation is high, such as in the South, a new study found.
     
     
     
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