A review of 30 years of surveillance and epidemiological records shows that incidence of melonoma, the most lethal form of skin cancer, is increasing among young Caucasian women but not among young men in the US. The reviewers did not establish if this is due to increased exposure to ultraviolet radiation or some other factor and suggested this should be investigated further.

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Posted: July 11th, 2008 under skin health.
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Opticom Data Research performs skin mole analysis on mole images that are submitted through its Web site. The company uses its MoleSense software to analyze these moles and then an automated process compares the analysis results to 100s of skin cancer images available on the Internet. This is a new service by Opticom Data Research. A report is emailed to the individual who submitted the mole image.

This post is an original post by ScienceDaily: Skin Care News

Posted: July 11th, 2008 under skin health.
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