Tag Archive for: melanoma

Tattoos and Skin Cancer Research

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The research question of the week is do people with tattoos have an increased risk of skin cancer? Let me tell you what I found.

In a study published in Lancet Oncology, researchers examined the medical literature for case studies on tattoos and skin cancers of various types (1). They found 50 cases; 16 of them were melanoma. That doesn’t seem to be an overwhelming number of skin cancer cases when you consider the 60 million or so people who have tattoos. The researchers concluded that at this point, the number of cases of skin cancer is more likely . . .

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The Truth About Sunscreen!

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In today’s message, I’m going to examine the science behind the article on sunscreen that started this week’s look at reposting websites. There are three primary research findings used in the article that are supposed to blow the lid off the myth of sunscreen preventing cancer. Let’s take a look.
“Avoiding the sun doubles all-cause mortality”
This research finding is taken from an epidemiological study done at Sweden’s Karolinska Institute titled the Melanoma in Southern Sweden Study or MISS (1). The data does show that over 20 years in a group of close to . . .

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