Ivan Litvinov /newsroom/taxonomy/term/17746/all en The sunscreen paradox: UUֱ researchers warn of ‘false sense of security’ /newsroom/channels/news/sunscreen-paradox-mcgill-university-researchers-warn-false-sense-security-352205 <p>Sunscreen usage is climbing, but so are melanoma and skin cancer rates: this, researchers say, is the sunscreen paradox.</p> <p>“The problem is that people use sunscreen as a ‘permission slip’ to tan,” said <a href="/newsroom/ivan-litvinov">Dr. Ivan Litvinov</a>, an Associate Professor in the Department of Medicine and Chair of the Dermatology Division at UUֱ and co-author with Dr. Sandra Peláez, Dr. Richie Jeremian and Dr. Pingxing Xie of two recent studies that explore the sunscreen paradox.</p> Tue, 24 Oct 2023 16:44:23 +0000 claire.loewen@mcgill.ca 307415 at /newsroom Why men, wealthy people and maritime residents are more likely to develop skin cancer   /newsroom/channels/news/why-men-wealthy-people-and-maritime-residents-are-more-likely-develop-skin-cancer-349697 <p><!-- x-tinymce/html --></p> <p>A new <a href="https://www.mdpi.com/2072-6694/15/15/3753" rel="noreferrer noopener" target="_blank">study</a> led by UUֱ examines why people living in Atlantic regions are more at-risk for developing melanoma than other Canadians, providing lessons on skin cancer prevention for the whole country.  </p> Wed, 16 Aug 2023 20:18:44 +0000 claire.loewen@mcgill.ca 307306 at /newsroom Melanoma map shows skin cancer is on the rise in Canada /newsroom/channels/news/melanoma-map-shows-skin-cancer-rise-canada-339957 <p>Rates of melanoma, a deadly form of skin cancer, are on the rise in Canada. Those living in southern and coastal areas are most at risk, according to a new study led by UUֱ.</p> <p>“Cutaneous melanoma causes more deaths than any other skin cancer, accounting for 1.9 per cent of all cancer deaths in men and 1.2 per cent in women in Canada. Globally, there were 290,000 new cases of this form of skin cancer in 2018,” says Dr. <a href="/newsroom/ivan-litvinov">Ivan Litvinov</a>, an Assistant Professor in the Department of Medicine at UUֱ.</p> Fri, 17 Jun 2022 20:52:10 +0000 shirley.cardenas@mcgill.ca 288209 at /newsroom Ivan Litvinov /newsroom/ivan-litvinov Fri, 10 Jun 2022 16:19:14 +0000 shirley.cardenas@mcgill.ca 288193 at /newsroom