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Experts Warn People With Tattoos Have High Risk of Developing THESE Two Types of Cancer

Dr. Steven Ouzounian will give a free talk on May 17 at the Riverhead VFW covering skin cancer types and screening advice.
The upcoming talk follows rising melanoma diagnoses and increased outdoor exposure during summer, raising skin cancer concerns locally.
Basal cell, squamous cell, and melanoma represent the three main types of skin cancer, with basal cell being most common.
Ouzounian highlighted the need for awareness about how to prevent, identify, and treat skin cancer, stressing the importance of sun safety.
This educational effort aims to improve early detection and risk reduction, supporting community health as an estimated 1 in 5 Americans may develop skin cancer.

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Experts Warn People With Tattoos Have High Risk of Developing THESE Two Types of Cancer

If you have multiple tattoos or large ones, you're more at risk of developing skin cancer and lymphoma. The ink may migrate to lymph nodes.

11 hours ago·United States

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Skin cancer treatments increased: 88 percent more than in 2003

According to the Federal Statistical Office, the number of inpatient treatments due to skin cancer has increased by around 88 percent within 20 years.

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Number of cases of skin cancer has almost doubled

As beautiful as direct sun is, so many dangers are involved. UV rays damage the skin. More and more people are affected by skin cancer. This is shown by a new statistics of the Federal Statistical Office.

15 hours ago·Hamburg, Germany

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UV radiation: high increase in skin cancer cases

Over the past 20 years, the number of skin cancer treatments has increased significantly. Especially sunlight is considered a co-trigger of the cancer type.

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Also more deaths: number of skin cancer treatments in clinics increases enormously

According to the Federal Statistical Office, 116,900 people are treated inpatiently for skin cancer in 2023. This is much more than 20 years earlier. Especially the cases of light skin cancer are increasing. Experts see two reasons for this.

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Identifying skin cancer early – when is a mole dangerous?

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