• Health & Medicine

Do moisturisers cause skin cancer?

Could the cosmetic products we use be harming our health in any way? We take a closer look at the results of a 2008 study. Could the cosmetic products we use be harming our health in any way? We take a closer look at the results of a 2008 study.

14 August 2008

• Health & Medicine

Everything under the sunbeds

7 May 2008

Holiday 'binge tanning' increasing skin cancer risk for young brits

Over a third of under 25s spend more than five hours a day in the sun Over a third of under 25s spend more than five hours a day in the sun

5 May 2008

• Health & Medicine

Using sunbeds under 35 could prove fatal

Eight out of ten sunbed users have increased their risk of a life-threatening form of skin cancer by around 75 per cent according to Cancer Research UK. Eight out of ten sunbed users have increased their risk of a life-threatening form of skin cancer by around 75 per cent according to Cancer Research UK.

8 April 2008

Sunbathers openly admit they are damaging their health

Hardcore sunbathers who plan to get burnt on the beach this summer will do so in the full knowledge that they are permanently damaging their skin - according to a survey commissioned by Cancer Research UK. Hardcore sunbathers who plan to get burnt on the beach this summer will do so in the full knowledge that they are permanently damaging their skin - according to a survey commissioned by Cancer Research UK.

4 August 2007

Burnt Brits don't feel hot

Nearly forty per cent of British women and a quarter of British men have confessed that they have felt unattractive on holiday as a result of excessive exposure to the sun, according to a survey by Cancer Research UK. Nearly forty per cent of British women and a quarter of British men have confessed that they have felt unattractive on holiday as a result of excessive exposure to the sun, according to a survey by Cancer Research UK.

7 May 2007

Sunburnt holiday-makers boost their chances of fatal skin cancer

One third of young British holiday-makers will double their chances of developing the most fatal form of skin cancer this summer because they plan to get burnt on the beach. One third of young British holiday-makers will double their chances of developing the most fatal form of skin cancer this summer because they plan to get burnt on the beach.

3 April 2007

Scientists confirm new route to skin cancer

Cancer Research UK funded scientists at The Institute of Cancer Research have unravelled a complex chain of molecular triggers involved in the development of malignant melanoma, the deadliest form of skin cancer, a study published in Cancer Research reveals today. Cancer Research UK funded scientists at The Institute of Cancer Research have unravelled a complex chain of molecular triggers involved in the development of malignant melanoma, the deadliest form of skin cancer, a study published in Cancer Research reveals today.

2 October 2006

Cheeky Girls say "get SunSmart on your cheeky holiday"

In the run up to the launch of their sure-fire summer hit, Hooray, Hooray (It's a Cheeky Holiday) on 4th August, The Cheeky Girls are backing Cancer Research UK's SunSmart campaign to raise awareness of how to be safer in the sun, both on holiday and at home, and protect against skin cancer. In the run up to the launch of their sure-fire summer hit, Hooray, Hooray (It's a Cheeky Holiday) on 4th August, The Cheeky Girls are backing Cancer Research UK's SunSmart campaign to raise awareness of how to be safer in the sun, both on holiday and at home, and protect against skin cancer.

5 September 2006

Melanoma deaths in men soar

For the first time the number of men who have died from melanoma in the UK has exceeded 1000 a year - a 31 per cent increase in the last decade. For the first time the number of men who have died from melanoma in the UK has exceeded 1000 a year - a 31 per cent increase in the last decade.

15 May 2006

• Science & Technology

Crucial gene is the key to skin cancer

A single gene may play a major role in nearly all cases of the most commonly diagnosed human cancer, according to a report published today (Saturday 1st October 2005). A single gene may play a major role in nearly all cases of the most commonly diagnosed human cancer, according to a report published today (Saturday 1st October 2005).

1 October 2005

Scientists unravel pathway in skin cancer development

Cancer Research UK funded scientists, at The Institute of Cancer Research, have unravelled the role of a gene important in the development of the deadliest form of skin cancer, malignant melanoma, a study published in the Journal of Cell Biology reveals today. Cancer Research UK funded scientists, at The Institute of Cancer Research, have unravelled the role of a gene important in the development of the deadliest form of skin cancer, malignant melanoma, a study published in the Journal of Cell Biology reveals today.

30 August 2005