/channels/taxonomy/term/27635/all en /channels/channels/news/sunscreen-paradox-mcgill-university-researchers-warn-false-sense-security-352205 <p>Sunscreen usage is climbing, but so are melanoma and skin cancer rates: this, researchers say, is the sunscreen paradox.</p> <p>“The problem is that people use sunscreen as a ‘permission slip’ to tan,” said <a href="/newsroom/ivan-litvinov">Dr. Ivan Litvinov</a>, an Associate Professor in the Department of Medicine and Chair of the Dermatology Division at ƻ����Ժ and co-author with Dr. Sandra Peláez, Dr. Richie Jeremian and Dr. Pingxing Xie of two recent studies that explore the sunscreen paradox.</p> Tue, 24 Oct 2023 19:48:03 +0000 webfull 194187 at /channels /channels/channels/news/why-men-wealthy-people-and-maritime-residents-are-more-likely-develop-skin-cancer-349697 <p><!-- x-tinymce/html --></p> <p>A new <a href="https://www.mdpi.com/2072-6694/15/15/3753" rel="noreferrer noopener" target="_blank">study</a> led by ƻ����Ժ examines why people living in Atlantic regions are more at-risk for developing melanoma than other Canadians, providing lessons on skin cancer prevention for the whole country.  </p> Tue, 22 Aug 2023 12:37:21 +0000 webfull 191282 at /channels /channels/channels/news/melanoma-map-shows-skin-cancer-rise-canada-339957 <p>Rates of melanoma, a deadly form of skin cancer, are on the rise in Canada. Those living in southern and coastal areas are most at risk, according to a new study led by ƻ����Ժ.</p> <p>“Cutaneous melanoma causes more deaths than any other skin cancer, accounting for 1.9 per cent of all cancer deaths in men and 1.2 per cent in women in Canada. Globally, there were 290,000 new cases of this form of skin cancer in 2018,” says Dr. <a href="//www.mcgill.ca/newsroom/ivan-litvinov">Ivan Litvinov</a>, an Assistant Professor in the Department of Medicine at ƻ����Ժ.</p> Mon, 20 Jun 2022 13:18:17 +0000 webfull 180607 at /channels