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• Three-Quarters of Sunscreen Products Are Ineffective, EWG Study Finds

  May 23, 2025

  Martha Garcia

  A new study finds that less than a quarter of all sunscreen products provide adequate protection without the use of potentially harmful chemicals.

• Air Pollution May Increase Skin Cancer Risks: Study

  March 28, 2025

  Martha Garcia

  A new study links skin reactions from particulate matter air pollution exposure to an increased risk of skin cancer.

• Merck Halts Keytruda Cancer Trials Due to Reported Adverse Events, Including One Patient Death

  August 30, 2024

  Martha Garcia

  Two clinical trials involving the cancer drug Keytruda have been halted, after it failed to show promise in treating certain types of lung and skin cancer, and increased the risk of adverse events, which led to the death of at least one patient.

• Stem Cell Transplant Recipients Face Increased Skin Cancer Risks: Study

  August 5, 2024

  Tyler New

  The researchers warn that individuals receiving stem cell transplants from donor cells or their own, may be seven to ten times more likely to develop basal cell carcinoma and squamous cell carcinoma.

• Libtayo SJS/TEN Lawsuit Filed Over Fatal Reaction To Skin Cancer Drug

  October 11, 2023

  Irvin Jackson

  A Libtayo SJS/TEN lawsuit blames the skin cancer drug's lack of label warnings for the painful death of a California wife and mother.

• PFAS Exposure Increases Risk of Cancer in Women, Researchers Warn

  September 26, 2023

  Irvin Jackson

  A new study links PFAS exposure to an increased risk of certain types of cancer in women.

• U.S. Task Force Struggles to Determine Whether Visual Skin Cancer Screening is Effective

  April 24, 2023

  Martha Garcia

  A federal task force has determined visual skin cancer screening appears to add no benefit to those not at high risk of developing skin cancer already.

• More Than 1,300 Breast Implant ALCL Cases Diagnosed Worldwide, Including 35 Deaths: Report

  March 21, 2023

  Irvin Jackson

  New data links breast implant-associated cancer to more than 1,300 cases worldwide.

• FDA Warns About Breast Implant Squamous Cell Carcinoma and Lymphoma Risks, Which May Result in Death

  March 9, 2023

  Irvin Jackson

  The FDA warns that medical literature has linked breast implant squamous cell carcinoma cases with patient deaths.

• Salon Nail Dryers May Cause DNA Damage and Skin Cancer from Radiation, Researchers Warn

  January 26, 2023

  Martha Garcia

  A new study warns that nail dryers used at salons emit potentially harmful UV radiation which can damage DNA and increase the risk of skin cancer.