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Fighting My Mother's Cancer With Text Messages

James Sims | Posted 05.21.2012

Read More: Iphone, Melanoma, Women's Health, Health, Breast Cancer, Cancer, Love, Parenting Advice, Death, Texting, Healthy Living News

"I love you. Was just thinking how hard my fight has been and how tired I am... But then I thought about you and it gives me a shot of will power to keep going."

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Nukes and Tanning Beds: How the Same Risk Can Feel SO Different

David Ropeik | Posted 04.04.2012

Read More: Tanning Beds, Melanoma, Skin Cancer, Fukushima, Risk Perception, Cancer, Radiation, Nuclear Power, Risk, Green News

Risk is a feeling, a subjective interpretation of the facts and numbers through a set of subconscious instinctive and emotional filters that can make the same facts seem more scary, or less.

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Vicki Noodles Goes to Barneys

Laura Mola | Posted 05.20.2012

Read More: Melanoma, Cancer, Pets, Dogs, Animal Rescue, Barneys, Culture News

My dog Vicki Noodles has cancer -- melanoma in her mouth. Not good news. We've all been there with a pet. Friends tell me how lucky she was to have fo...

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My Dog, My God And Cancer

BJ Gallagher | Posted 04.15.2012

Read More: Religion, Canine Cancer, Melanoma, Mindfulness, Living in the Moment, Cancer, God, Dogs, Gratitude, Spirituality, Pet Health, Religion News

My dog is my teacher -- she reminds me to enjoy simple pleasures and to live fully today. Cancer is my teacher -- it reminds me that everything is impermanent and everyone dies.

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My Story: Vitamin D And Cancer Treatment

Ginny Fraser | Posted 04.08.2012

Read More: Cancer, Melanoma Vitamin D, Melanoma, Vitamin D Cancer Treatment, Vitamin D Cancer, Vitamin D, Healthy Living News

As someone who has had melanoma, the sun has been significant in my life since my diagnosis and recovery. In other words, I've avoided it. But it now seems that might not have been entirely wise as it has deprived my system of Vitamin D, which is being increasingly heralded as powerful in cancer prevention and treatment.

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How To Talk To Someone With Cancer

Salon | Posted 12.21.2011

Read More: Health Post50, Holidays, Cancer, Melanoma, Battling Cancer, Health Care, Huff/Post50 News

The holidays can be a social minefield under the best of circumstances. It's as if, in the last two weeks of the year, all the dramas of the past 12 m...

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Study Shows This Group Of People Have Higher Melanoma Risk

Posted 12.20.2011

Read More: Healthy Living Health News, Video, Melanoma, Melanoma Risk, Cancer Survivors Melanoma, Skin Cancer Risk, Cancer Survivors Melanoma Risk, Healthy Living News

By Amanda Gardner Doctors have long known that people who survive one melanoma have a markedly higher risk of developing another of these aggr...

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Standing up to Melanoma

Debra Black | Posted 02.18.2012

Read More: Melanoma Treatment, Melanoma, Melanoma Cancer, Melanoma Research, Stand Up to Cancer, Late Stage Melanoma, Cancer, Melanoma Prevention, Impact News

Several years ago, I had a reddish spot on the bottom of my right foot about the size of a pencil eraser. A biopsy showed that it was melanoma, the most dangerous form of skin cancer.

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RationING, or RationAL? Health Care Cost Control Falls Victim to Ideology

David Ropeik | Posted 01.25.2012

Read More: Melanoma, United Kingdom, Yervoy, Rationing, Health Insurance, Yervoy-National-Institute-for-Clinical-Excellence, Risk Perception, Berwick, Medicare, Natinal Health Service, Health Care, Republican, Politics News

To a patient, approving or disapproving coverage of health care based on a comparison of costs against benefits is rationing, in all that word's ugliest meanings. But to everyone suffering from the excessive cost of health care, this sort of decision making is rational.

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Could Your Hairdresser Save Your Life?

HuffingtonPost.com | Catherine Pearson | Posted 12.17.2011

Read More: Video, Melanoma, Skin Cancer Hair, Skin Cancer Scalp, Skin Cancer Head, Skin Cancer, Hairdressers, Healthy-Living-Health-News, Skin Cancer Barbers, Melanoma Prevention, Skin Cancer Hairdressers, Hair, Skin Cancer Prevention, Healthy Living News

Hair pros aren't just good at cuts, blowouts and dispensing life advice; they can also serve as the first line of defense against skin cancer by check...

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What's New About Sunscreen

Julie Chen, M.D. | Posted 09.16.2011

Read More: Fda-Sunscreen, Parkinsons Disease, Making Healthy Ez, Melanoma, Dr Julie, Skin Cancer, Skin, Beauty and Skin, Healthy Living News

While the extended daylight hours afford us more time to be outdoors and active, we still need to keep in mind that sun exposure can be deleterious to our skin health.

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What To Look Out For When Picking A Sunscreen

Hillary Peterson | Posted 09.04.2011

Read More: Personal Health, Chemical Sunscreens, Sunscreen Toxins, Toxins, Melanoma, Healthy Living Body, EWG's Skin Deep Dartabase, Choosing a Sunscreen, Sunscreen Safety, Good Guide, Healthy Living News

After surviving thyroid cancer and a melanoma, I was determined to find a sunscreen that did the job without unnecessary exposure to toxins.

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Study Finds UK Locals Fail To Use Sunscreen, Rely On Clouds For Protection

AOL Travel News | Posted 09.05.2011

Read More: British, Sunscreen, Melanoma, Cancer, United Kingdom, Summer Sun, Travel News

Britons are failing to armor up before going outside to fight that old nemesis, the sun. A study by the North West Cancer Research Fund revealed that ...

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Driving May Contribute To Skin Cancer: Study

Posted 08.15.2011

Read More: Sun Exposure Skin Cancer, Melanoma, Skin Cancer Risk, Skin Cancer, Skin Cancer Driving, Skin Cancer America, Merkel Cell Carcinomas, Sunscreen, Video, Healthy Living News

Before you head out on your summer road trip, consider this. Researchers have discovered a link between driving and deadly forms of skin cancer. Fr...

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The ABCDEs of Melanoma: Don't Let Sun Worship Turn Fatal

Glenn D. Braunstein, M.D. | Posted 08.13.2011

Read More: Tanning Beds, Sun Safety, Melanoma, Dr. Glenn Braunstein, Cedars Sinai, Moles, Skin Cancer, Tanning, Health, Cancer Treatment, Sunscreen, Melanoma Treatments, Los Angeles News

Southern Californians carry on a love-hate relationship with sunshine: we love that bountiful sunny days mean plenty of time at the beach and outdoors, but we're wary of the damage it can do to our skin.

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How to Live a Long and Healthy Life: The 10 Things Every Woman Needs to Know

Susan Blumenthal, M.D. | Posted 06.14.2011

Read More: Quit Smoking, Family Health, Routine Check Ups, Melanoma, Longevity, Dieting, Women's Health, Exercise, Alcohol, How to Sleep Better, Vaccinations, Life Expectancy, Health Care Plan, Sleep, Women News

Over the past two decades, important actions have been taken to make women's health a national priority. Now let's build on this success by working together to ensure a healthier future for women in the years ahead.

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Tanning Beds: The New Tobacco?

Ronald L. Moy, M.D., FAAD | Posted 08.10.2011

Read More: Tanning Beds Cause Cancer, Tanning Beds, Melanoma, Healthy Living Body, Cigarettes, Skin Cancer, Public Health Campaigns, Cancer, Tobacco, Healthy Living News

Now, we find ourselves in a similar public health fight against another cancer-causing habit: tanning, and indoor tanning in particular.

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The New Rules Of Sun Safety

Health.com | Ilana Blitzer | Posted 07.29.2011

Read More: Tanning Bed Dangers, Vitamin D Sources, Healthy Living, Melanoma, Healthy Living Body, Skin Cancer, Sun Safety Rules, Sun Safety, Spf, Sun Dangers, Healthy Living News

You’ve been following the rules when it comes to sunscreen for how long now? At this point, you’re a diligent daily sunscreen wearer, and you ...

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Soothing Cures For Sunburn

Posted 07.25.2011

Read More: Sunburn Remedies, Healthy Living, Skin Safety, Sunburn, Melanoma, Healthy Living Body, Sunburn Cures, Beauty and Skin, Sunburn Treatment, Video, Healthy Living News

We all know that the best way to keep skin healthy is to avoid getting sunburns in the first place. Having multiple burns, especially when they happen...

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Weekly Health Tip: Here Comes the Sun

Deepak Chopra | Posted 07.02.2011

Read More: Video, Sun Exposure, Sun Exposure Skin Cancer, Melanoma, Sun Protection Factor, Skin Cancer, UVB Rays, UVA Rays, Cancer, Sunscreen SPF, Home News

Bright spring days will lead to summer before we know it, so it's time to step up efforts to protect your skin from sun damage.

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Malignant Melanoma: The Silent Killer

Robert Tornambe, M.D. | Posted 06.24.2011

Read More: Melanoma, Healthy Living Body, American Cancer Society, Dysplastic Nevus, American Association of Dermatology, Skin Cancer, Plastic Surgery, Cancer, Malignant Melanoma, American Society of Plastic Surgeons, Home News

Summer is just around the corner, and everyone is looking forward to free time outdoors in the sun. That is why we must be aware of the most dangerous form of skin cancer: malignant melanoma.

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The Plane Ride Home From Houston

Carol Jones | Posted 11.17.2011

Read More: Melanoma, Houston, Caregiving, Coping With Death, Coping With Loss, Death & Dying, Dealing With Death, Terminal Illness, Dealing With Loss, Caregivers, Coping With Grief, Grieving Process, Grief, Grieving, Healthy Living News

We had taken the doctor's advice to leave Houston for home as soon as possible while Kenny could still fly on a commercial plane.

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Houston Is Probably A Nice Place

Carol Jones | Posted 11.17.2011

Read More: Denial, Melanoma, Transfusion, Conscious Dying, Cancer, Houston, Anniversary, Icu, Loss of Spouse, Grieving, Burzynski, Death & Dying, Gerson, Loss Spouse, Death From Cancer, Grieving Death, Healthy Living News

If I had been more present with Kenny I would have listened to him talk about how he felt about not making it. I would have opened my mind and heart to hear him and hold him while he talked.

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Indoor Tanning: The Newest Addiction?

Stacey Borden and Meghan Muntean | Posted 05.25.2011

Read More: Health, Tanning, Melanoma, Tanning Addiction, Melanoma Linked to Indoor Tanning L, Tanning Problems, Indoor Tanning Addiction, Indoor Tanning, Tanning Dangers, Marijuana, Home News

Are you simply after a bronzed glow, or using some deadly rays to cope with an underlying psychological issue?

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Nuclear Power Ambivalence: the Fears and the Facts

David Ropeik | Posted 05.25.2011

Read More: Germany, Melanoma, Carcinogen, Berlin, Who, Risk Perception, Co2, Merkel, Bundestag, Project Syndicate, Coal, Nuclear Industry, Radiation, Japan, Vaccines, Hibakusha, Electricity, Oil, Genetically Modified Food, Chernobyl, Nuclear Power, Green News

Germany's ambivalence about nuclear power, common in many developed countries, is again on display following the decision by Chancellor Merkel and the...

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