DISPENSARY CORNER 20 Oct 15
October 20, 2015
Count your moles!
That’s the recommendation
from a study in the British Journal
of Dermatology, which found that
having more than 11 moles on
one arm indicates a higher than
average risk of developing skin
cancer, according to the BBC.
The research looked at 3,000
twins across the UK over a period
of eight years, collecting vital data
on skin type, freckles and moles.
They collated intriguing facts
such as that females with over
seven moles on their right arm
were nine times more likely to
have over 50 on their whole body.
Those with more than 11 on
their right arm were more likely
to have over 100 on their body
in total, meaning they were at
a higher risk of developing a
melanoma, the report said.
And if they had more than 100
moles on their right arm they
were five times more likely to
develop skin cancer.
The researchers stressed that
most moles are completely
harmless, but said their results
could help health professionals
quickly and easily assess patients
for melanoma risk.
A patient discharged from a
hospital in Des Moines, Iowa in
the USA has been arrested for
stealing a taxi, telling officers he
drove off with the vehicle because
he didn’t want to walk home.
26-year-old Luis Orellana-
Rivera apparently pinched the
cab shortly after being released
from Mercy Medical Centre early
morning last Fri.
The empty taxi had the keys in
the ignition at the time, according
to a report by local TV station
KCCI, which didn’t state why
Orellano-Rivera was in hospital
- and what might have stopped
him making the most of an
invigorating six-block stroll home.
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