The Medical Minute: Melanoma - The dark side of the sun
Wednesday, May 27, 2009 - 17:14
in Health & Medicine
Now that the weather is nice, people will spend more time outside. Whether it`s doing yard work, playing golf or relaxing at the beach, we are a nation of sun lovers. Some people with light skin may even spend a few sessions in the tanning booth to begin to develop a golden hue that looks like they spent a week at the beach. Others work outside and whether they planned to or not, they will get more sunlight for the next six months. This carries a note of concern, since sunlight is very likely the reason malignant melanoma incidence has doubled since the 1970`s with an estimated 69,000 new cases expected this year and almost 9,000 deaths.
