How Common is Skin Cancer? Skin cancer is common. In the United States, more people are diagnosed with skin cancer every year than any other type of cancer. Ultraviolet (UV) radiation from sunlight causes DNA mutations in the skin that build up over time and eventually cause skin cancer. Fortunately, exposure to ultraviolet radiation is […]
Activities in the sun in Vermont are just as enjoyable as winter activities. However, with the warmer weather, we tend to wear clothing that exposes us to more sunlight. But we don’t just expose ourselves to light we can see, we are exposed to ultraviolet light. Ultraviolet light is something we are not able to […]
Aging skin. It’s something we will all deal with as we get older. I frequently tell my patients “the more birthdays we acquire, the more bumpy, wrinkled, scaly, saggy, and spotty we become.” There are different types of skin aging we go through. They are due to extrinsic and intrinsic factors. Extrinsic factors are based on what […]
Summer skin care is very important. One bad sunburn is all it takes to increase your risk of getting skin cancer, according to medical studies. So, this summer, don’t ruin a day of fun-in-the sun by not planning ahead! Kevin Maguire, MD, FACS, and Chief for the Division of Plastic, Reconstructive and Cosmetic Surgery, answers […]
Sara McHugh shares hers cancer survivor story. She will speak on the young cancer survivor panel at the Women’s Health and Cancer Conference on October 7 at the Sheraton in Burlington. Click here to register. I was just 23-years-old when I heard the words, “you have cancer.” My life was just beginning. I had just […]
You may not be aware that Vermont ranks top on the list of states with a high incidence of melanoma, a potentially lethal form of skin cancer that accounts for less than 5 percent of all skin cancers, but is responsible for the majority of skin cancer-related deaths. According to the Center for Disease Control, Vermont has one […]
It comes as no surprise to those of us familiar with Vermont that the Green Mountain state continues to receive national recognition for many of its special features. Vermont cities are routinely included in lists of top places to live in America; Vermont consistently ranks high in education, social services and as one of the […]
