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Know the risks of skin cancer

Know the risks of skin cancer

It’s that time of year; spring has finally arrived and the warm days of summer are tantalisingly within reach. It’s time to dig out the summer wardrobe and the sunglasses and get out into the garden, ...
Skin cancer spreads in older people

Skin cancer spreads in older people

Older people for the deadly skin cancer melanoma are more likely to see it spread and not respond to treatment, a new study found. The risk of cancer increases with age as accumulated damage to cells ...
Skin cancer – the facts

Skin cancer – the facts

A boom in cheap package holidays in the 1960s is partly behind the “worrying rise” in skin cancers in pensioners, Cancer Research UK suggests. The charity says that although all ages are a ...