Have you taken your first step to prevent melanoma?
More and more scientific experiments are unfolding and the results are strongly saying seeking the shade is not the only thing you can do to prevent melanoma.
June 4, 2015
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In the news: smartphone technology helps detect high-risk moles early
SkinVision is featured on Skinawareness.co.uk, as well as it’s skin awareness special in The Guardian. Read the article to see what they think.
June 2, 2015
In the news: startups that are disrupting healthcare IT
With healthcare records moving online, and more people — including doctors — expecting mobile solutions, it seems only natural that startups are emerging to help users visit the doctor remotely, track their medicine regime or get a diagnosis from a doctor thousands of miles away.
May 29, 2015
Melanoma rates rising for young adults
A diagnosis of skin cancer is something that no one wants to hear. Even when it is caught early before skin cancer symptoms arise, most people have moments of fear, surprise, and shock. However, if you are one of the rising numbers of young people being diagnosed with melanoma, you may feel that life has taken a very unexpected turn.
May 28, 2015
These 5 small habits will help you prevent melanoma skin cancer
May is the Skin Cancer Awareness month as well as the start of the warm season in the Northern hemisphere so there’s no better time to get your facts straight on how to prevent melanoma skin cancer.
May 7, 2015
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Pensioners more likely to get skin cancer nowadays
SkinVision is based on mobile technology. But that doesn’t mean that we only speak to those that are on top of technological improvements, but to everyone that we can help in being more healthy. This also includes pensioners and recent articles show that this is a group that needs help, now more than ever. Nowadays pensioners are seven times (!) more likely to develop life-threatening skin cancer than they were in the 1970s.
May 6, 2015
Can sunscreen actually be bad for you? Not if you get this right
Now that summer in on its way we read a lot about what sunscreen fits our skin type and what we should do about the UV exposure on each given day. Everyone says “Don’t forget to wear protection against the sun”. It prevents our skin from sunburns, early aging, and skin cancer. Could it be, thus, that our friend, the sunscreen, is harming us? Not if we get these facts straight:
April 23, 2015
Why coffee may be good for your skin health
A recent study conducted by the National Cancer Institute at the National Institutes of Health (NIH) and Yale School of Public Health at Yale University in New Haven shows some rather intriguing correlations between consumption of coffee and skin health. Let’s dive into it:
April 14, 2015
Why technology will not replace your doctor (though it will help you out)
Thanks to the always developing technology there are tools that can help detect skin cancer and also help you monitor your moles in time so
March 31, 2015
Why we have a love-hate relationship with UV rays
What is a UV ray anyway? It stands for ultraviolet radiation. Sunlight is the main source of UV. There are three main types of UV
March 19, 2015