Cyclosporin raises skin cancer risk in psoriasis patients - Psoriasis treatment that includes the immunosuppressant cyclosporin along with psoralen and ultraviolet A (PUVA) light therapy is associated with a si...

Bowen's disease - A reader asked for thoughts and suggestions on Bowen’s disease, a preinvasive form of squamous cell skin cancer.

Main types of skin cancer - Of the three main types of skin cancer, two of them basal cell and squamous cell carcinomas are increasing in prevalence, but are almost entirely trea...

Skin Cancer: Why some sun worshippers are more likely to get it than others - Why is it that some sunbathers get melanoma, or skin cancer, and some don’t? One unsuspected risk factor is endometriosis, and a woman who has had th...

Skin cancer: diet can help - A low-fat diet can help reduce the risk of skin cancer, a US study has discovered. ...

Sunlight and sunbeds - Studies are beginning to highlight the importance of sunlight as a cancer fighter, yet those of us who live in Northern Europe get virtually no sunlig...

Chinese herbs for skin conditions - Q:My niece has a very bad skin condition called pityriasis rubra pilaris. It began with mild eczema on her face and hands and three months later deve...

Your self-help treatment programme - Avoid the following, which can cause cancer * Radiation therapy, such as for cancer (J Natl Cancer Inst, 2001; 93: 618-29)