Dr. Barry Dworkin

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  • Your skin has a built-in cancer defense and sunlight turns the genetic protective mechanism off

    December 2, 2025

    Medical Mythbusting Commentary for December 2, 2025 Source:Your skin has a built-in cancer defense and sunlight turns it off Reference:YTHDF2 regulates self non-coding RNA metabolism to control inflammation and tumorigenesis

  • Tattoo ink moves through body, killing immune cells, study says

    December 1, 2025

    Medical Mythbusting Commentary for December 1, 2025 Source:Tattoo ink moves through body, killing immune cells, study says

  • Increasing numbers of younger adults are being diagnosed with skin cancer.

    June 20, 2025

    Medical Mythbusting Commentary for June 20, 2025 Source:You likely aren’t using enough sunscreen, doctors warn amid increase in skin cancer

  • Tanning beds rebranded and touted as a boon for health and wellness belie the physical reality that UV exposure is cumulative increasing the risk of skin cancers with each successive use.

    March 26, 2025

    Medical Mythbusting Commentary for March 26, 2025 Source:Sunbed use on the rise as salons sell ‘wellness’ benefits

  • Debunking the ‘anti-sunscreen’ movement: Doctors say TikTok trend is dangerous and full of scientific and physiological inaccuracies

    May 29, 2024

    Medical Mythbusting Commentary for May 29, 2024 Source:Debunking the ‘anti-sunscreen’ movement: Doctors say TikTok trend is dangerous

  • FDA approves AI scanner that increases the physician’s accuracy in identifying skin cancers like basal and squamous cell carcinoma and melanoma.

    January 19, 2024

    Medical Mythbusting Commentary for January 19, 2024 Source:FDA Approves AI Device That Helps Spot Skin Cancer

  • Unregulated, untested, injectable Barbie-doll drug being used by younger people to promote skin tanning. Canadian Dermatology Association issues warning about this and tanning beds as it starts its May Sun Awareness Campaign.

    May 18, 2022

    Medical Mythbusting Commentary for May 18, 2022 Source:We know that the sun causes deadly skin cancer, so why are we still tanning? Reference:Indoor Tanning is OutIndoor tanning and skin cancer risk across the years

  • Skin cancer numbers increasing in Canada

    May 29, 2014

    Madely Health Headlines Commentary for May 29, 2014 Source: Skin cancer is on the rise in Canada Reference: Canadian Cancer Statistics 2014

  • FDA wants tanning beds risks to be regulated like CT scanners

    May 7, 2013

    Madely Health Headlines Commentary for May 7, 2013 [display_podcast] Source: FDA proposes tougher regulations on tanning beds  

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