/newsroom/taxonomy/term/2431/all en /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 /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 /newsroom/ivan-litvinov Fri, 10 Jun 2022 16:19:14 +0000 shirley.cardenas@mcgill.ca 288193 at /newsroom /newsroom/channels/news/skin-cancer-men-are-genetically-more-prone-322914 <p>As COVID-19 restrictions loosen this summer, Canadians will spend more time outdoors and make the most of the sunshine. A new study from UUֱ�� suggests why men may be more genetically prone to develop skin cancer.</p> Mon, 22 Jun 2020 15:01:05 +0000 frederique.mazerolle@mcgill.ca 218302 at /newsroom /newsroom/channels/news/mcgill-expert-skin-cancer-rise-canada-236866 Wed, 28 May 2014 17:35:34 +0000 raphael.larocque-cyr@mcgill.ca 20807 at /newsroom