World & Nation
Two-thirds of Americans are aware that too much sun can lead to skin cancer, yet many sunbathe without a sunscreen, a survey for the American Academies of Dermatology and Pediatrics indicated.
May 19, 1987
Science & Medicine
Skin cancer is the most common cancer in the United States, with about 800,000 new cases diagnosed every year.
May 8, 2000
Gov. Brown recently was treated for basal cell carcinoma. It wasn’t the deadlier melanoma.
May 9, 2011
The Food and Drug Administration proposed Wednesday that all sunscreens and tanning products be required to carry warnings about the dangers of sun exposure and that cosmetic products which only promote tanning--but do not screen against the harmful rays of the sun--display a warning that they do not protect against sunburn.
May 13, 1993
California
City Councilwoman Tracy Wills Worley watched her husband suffer and die from melanoma six months after he was diagnosed in 1992.
May 2, 2000
Entertainment & Arts
Khloe Kardashian is getting serious about skin cancer.
Aug. 17, 2016
As good as they are at rescuing others, Los Angeles County lifeguards in recent years have been forced to seek protection for themselves.
Aug. 16, 1991
After getting a scare from skin cancer, Paul Yost has tried to raise awareness of the dangers of excessive exposure to the sun, including naming May ‘Melanoma Month.’
April 20, 2000
This is about people who bought the notion that “life is a beach,” but now realize how badly they got burned.
April 15, 1986
Opinion
After my double mastectomy two years ago, I had to read two terrifying things: my pathology report and my hospital bill.
Oct. 1, 2018