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Does getting a suntan really protect against burns that cause skin cancer?

Does getting a suntan really protect against burns that cause skin cancer?

by Garth Sundem | May 18, 2020 | Featured, Latest News, Patient Care

Neil Box, PhD We all know that in the spring or before going on a beach vacation, it’s important to get a solid tan so that we don’t get burned. After all, it’s sun burns and not sun tans that cause skin cancer, right? Not so fast, says Neil Box, PhD, University of...
Sun protection strategies for COVID19 outdoor recreation

Sun protection strategies for COVID19 outdoor recreation

by Garth Sundem | May 11, 2020 | Featured, Latest News, Patient Care

Neil Box, PhD During COVID19, getting outside for socially distanced activities is one of the few forms of available recreation. But more people getting out also means more sun exposure, and so during Skin Cancer Awareness Month, University of Colorado Cancer Center...
7-year study supports clinical trial of retinoic acid against stage IV melanoma

7-year study supports clinical trial of retinoic acid against stage IV melanoma

by Garth Sundem | Dec 4, 2019 | Featured, Research

Martin McCarter, MD, and colleagues target myeloid-derived suppressor cells in melanoma In melanoma, myeloid-derived suppressor cells (MDSCs) are bad – the more MDSCs, the poorer a patient’s prognosis. That’s because when these MDSCs expand to accumulate near melanoma...
New Colorado Center for Rare Melanomas leads research, treatment efforts

New Colorado Center for Rare Melanomas leads research, treatment efforts

by Garth Sundem | Nov 20, 2019 | Featured, Patient Care

When you think of melanoma, you picture the sun. But there is another class of these dangerous cancers that has nothing to do with sun exposure. Mucosal melanomas arise seemingly spontaneously from mucosal tissues, accounting for about 1.3 percent of all melanomas. In...
Jeremy Hugh,MD, to run Boston for melanoma awareness

Jeremy Hugh,MD, to run Boston for melanoma awareness

by Garth Sundem | Nov 18, 2019 | Latest News, Philanthropy

Boston-area native, Jeremy Hugh, MD, willing to be photographed with wife wearing Yankees hat There are marathons and then there’s the Boston Marathon, when the city takes a holiday and 500,000 people line the streets ten-deep to cheer on runners from all over the...
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