Skin Cancer

Friday's TV Highlights: 'Shark Tank' on ABC

2013-05-16 20:00:00

Customized TV Listings are available here: www.latimes.com/tvtimes Click here to download TV listings for the week of May 12 - 18, 2013 in PDF format This week's TV Movies � � -------------------- � SERIES Undercover Boss Following last week'...

Kendall and Kylie Jenner launch summer PacSun collection

2013-05-08 11:00:00

Kendall and Kylie Jenner’s summer collection for PacSun is set to go on sale starting Saturday, and to mark the occasion, they plan to make personal appearances at a couple of local stores this week. It’s the second Kendall & Kylie...

FDA proposes warnings to young people on tanning beds and devices

2013-05-06 16:08:00

The nearly 3 in 10 white girls of high school age who use indoor tanning beds likely will soon come face-to-face with a new and stiffer warning aimed at young people eager to get that sun-kissed glow in a hurry: Don't. Faced with mounting evidence...

Even after melanoma, some people keep on using tanning beds

2013-04-08 10:55:00

You would think that people who were diagnosed with melanoma -- the most deadly form of skin cancer -- would be meticulously careful about using sunscreen, avoiding tanning salons and generally protecting their skin. You would be wrong, researchers said...

Jack Pardee dies at 76; All-Pro linebacker with the L.A. Rams

2013-04-01 22:36:00

Jack Pardee, an All-Pro NFL linebacker whose career with the Los Angeles Rams was interrupted in the mid-1960s when he battled malignant melanoma before returning to the field and becoming a well-traveled coach, has died. He was 76. Pardee, who was...

Nearly 18 million Americans will be cancer survivors in 2022

2013-03-27 13:58:00

Better cancer treatments and an aging population will push the number of cancer survivors in the U.S. to nearly 18 million by 2022, according to a new report from researchers at the National Cancer Institute. As of January 2012, there were 13.7...

Leonard Apt dies; UCLA pediatric ophthalmologist was 90

2013-02-06 00:00:00

During the first half of the 20th century, pediatricians generally believed that children's eye problems were largely self-corrective — that a child would grow out of his or her crossed eyes or poor vision. But they were wrong. Unless a vision...

Dr. William F. House dies at 89; championed cochlear implant

2012-12-12 16:13:00

Dr. William F. House, a dentist-turned-ear specialist who 50 years ago defied the medical establishment and many advocates for the hearing impaired to champion an implantable device, now widely accepted, that made everyday sounds audible to the profoundly...

National cancer forecast: 1.66 million new cases in 2013

2013-01-18 07:00:00

More than�1.66 million new cases of cancer will be diagnosed in 2013, while more than 580,000 Americans are expected to die of the disease, according to the annual statistics report of the American Cancer Society. The report, released Monday, notes that...

Gov. Jerry Brown being treated for prostate cancer

2012-12-12 15:23:58

Shining a light on sunscreen guidelines

2012-06-30 00:00:00

It's a conundrum. You want to have fun in the sun, but you don't want skin cancer or — heaven forbid! — wrinkles. Maybe you think you have it made in the shade with sunscreen. But while most sun and skin experts would advise you to slather the...

What's new in beauty and hair-care products

2012-09-09 00:00:00

It's a notion ingrained early: September, the start of the traditional school year, is a time to start over. For the nonstudent, that may mean cleaning out your closets, enrolling in an exercise class or recommitting to New Year's resolutions. It's also a...

Michele Higginbotham looks at her aunt's handprint, Karen Miodowski, who was a cancer survivor during Relay for Life, which took place at Johnny Carson Park in Burbank on Saturday, May 4, 2013. Relay for Life benefits the American Cancer Society. Higgonbotham's aunt passed away in November 2012.

2013-05-04 00:00:00

Miles for Melanoma

2013-04-26 00:00:00

Despite their dangers, tanning salons continue to appeal to 1 out of 50 people diagnosed with melanoma, the most deadly form of skin cancer, according to new research.

2013-04-07 00:04:46