News and Notes about Dermatology and Skin Care
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Last week, the Utah Department of Health released a report stating that the highest rate of melanoma, breast and colorectal cancer cases in the state were found in Sandy, the southern suburb of Salt Lake City with 90,000 residents.  But the bad news is not isolated to Sandy as the report goes on to reveal … Read more

In the Nov. 11 release of the online journal Epidemiology, researchers released their 4-year study (2000-2004) which deduced that rates of squamous cell carcinoma (SCC) may be increased in areas in which radon gas occurs at elevated levels.  Radon, a naturally occurring radioactive gas, is a carcinogen that causes a small proportion of lung cancers … Read more