Can You Get Sunburn on Your Eyes?

Mar 27 2018

Sunburns can be bad enough on their own, but getting a sunburn on your eyes is a whole new level of pain…

Ocular Melanoma trial evaluates less invasive treatment approach

May 01 2017

Patients with ocular melanoma, a type of melanoma that develops in the eye, have a potentially new and groundbreaking treatment option being…

Research Study: Indoor tanning age restriction could have a significant impact on melanoma incidence

Dec 20 2016

An age restriction on indoor tanning could save thousands of lives and millions of dollars, according to new research published online in…

Combo Therapy Improves Outcomes in Melanoma Brain Metastasis

Oct 03 2016

Melanoma News Today: Therapies that target elements of the immune system or certain pathways active in cancer cells, in combination with radiation…

Top US Colleges Support Dangerous Indoor Tanning

Sep 07 2016

We send our children off to college hoping they receive a good education and make lifelong friends.  But many of our nation’s…

Coconut Oil as Sunscreen and Other Vicious Lies

May 02 2016

In the quest to avoid potentially harmful chemicals in commercial sunscreens; bloggers, parents, and marketers have been rekindling the notion of “natural…

Treatment of Uveal Melanoma

Feb 11 2016

Uveal melanoma involves the eye’s iris, ciliary body, or choroid. The U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) has granted Orphan Drug designation to…

Ocular Melanoma

Jul 26 2015

Greetings Jack’s Fund: I have been running the 5K in October for many years. While I did not know Jack, the race is important…