Emotional difficulties from skin and hair conditions
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Emotional difficulties from skin and hair conditions

You may be suffering from skin or hair concerns and be experiencing a significant amount of emotional difficulties because of them. Needing some extra support is not uncommon as our physical health and our emotional well-being are so closely linked. Emotions such as anxiety, fear, stress, lack of self-confidence and sadness can be very debilitating….

ABCD of moles can help identify melanoma early

ABCD of moles can help identify melanoma early

Broadly speaking, there are two types of skin cancers – melanoma and non-melanoma skin cancers. Melanoma is a skin cancer that arises from moles. Melanoma is the least common. but the most serious type of skin cancer.  Melanoma affects young adults more frequently than other cancers and are the second most common cancer in those…

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Daily mail article on Mohs Surgery for skin cancer describes high success rates

Mohs surgery has the highest cure rates of all available treatments for the common skin cancers. Mohs surgery may also result in shorter and less noticeable scars. In a recent article in the Daily Mail the author shares her first hand experience of this procedure. Dr Sajjad Rajpar among only a few consultants in the UK…

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Skin cancer rates increase at an alarming rate

Skin cancer rates increase at an alarming rate among young people in the West Midlands   Each week, one person aged 15-34 is diagnosed with melanoma in the Midlands, according to recent Cancer Research UK figures. Melanoma is a potentially serious form of skin cancer that, when advanced, can spread and cause death. A total…

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Landmark study shows regular sunscreen use reduces rates of melanoma

A large Australian study published in the Journal of Clinical Oncology earlier this year has lent strong support to the belief that sun-protection prevents melanoma, a potentially serious form of skin cancer. Up until now it has been known that too much sun can increase the risk of developing melanoma but it has, until now,…

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Brits neglect sun protection despite exponential rises in skin cancer

A recent research study conducted by sunscreen manufacturers La Roche-Posay on 1960 adults in the UK has shown some startling findings 36% of Brits are still not applying sunscreen while in the UK, despite soaring temperatures and the ongoing heat wave. 13% of those surveyed did not use a sunscreen at all, in the UK…