Derm News Thursday, October 29

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Medicare pts saw 77% rise in # of procedures to treat non-melanoma skin cancers in past 4 yrs. More sunbathing after WWII major reason why. 14 hours ago

Archives of Derm: "more people have had non-melanoma skin cancer than all other cancers combined over the last 31 years." Most r b/c of sun! 14 hours ago

According to an article in the Archives of Dermatology, the lifetime risk for being diagnosed with melanoma is 1 in 30. 1 day ago

RT @DrVes: "Cutting Salt as Good as Quitting Smoking" http://bit.ly/cf8WNg > > interesting! 1 day ago

RT @dermdoc: Over 1 million basal cell carcinoma skin cancers were diagnosed last year in the US. All of them were caused by excess sun. 1 day ago

Thanks for the RT's and #FF @dermdoc @DermTV @fadeagespots @DermNursing! 3 days ago

Tip: If you suffer from dry skin in the winter, try using a cold water humidifier to keep your skin moist (via @DermTV) 3 days ago

@dermdoc you're welcome! I enjoy keeping up with your tweets :) 5 days ago

Cell Transplant May Help Treat Vitiligo http://bit.ly/bDaSjT >> an exciting time for the 1 in 200 that have vitiligo 5 days ago

Most ppl don't use enough sunblock to lead to a vitamin D deficiency; the AAD recommends getting vitamin D thru diet and supplements 5 days ago