In several forums and on different occasions, Rancho Mirage Dermatologist Dr. Wendy Roberts has spoken vocally about the apparent lack of skin cancer recognition in patients of color. While she recognizes that Caucasians are at higher risk for skin cancer, non-Caucasians are essentially not immune at all from the chronic disease. Due to this attitude, […]
Playing and Watching Golf Without Worrying About Sun Heat
“Play Safe in the Sun” may sound like a title of a kiddie theater play, but it isn’t. It is not a mother’s regular reminder to her children, either. It is actually the name of a national outreach skin cancer screening program which is founded in 2004 by Dr. Wendy Roberts, while she was still […]
Dr. Roberts and L’Oréal Push for Skin of Color Awareness
The beauty product company L’Oréal and skin expert Dr. Wendy Roberts are in unison over the message that a person of darker skin color does not necessarily translate that he or she is exempted from developing skin cancer, an article written by Antoinette Alexander reveals. Consequently, Dr. Roberts and L’Oréal are bent on spreading awareness […]
Sun Damage and Ethnic Skin: What You Need to Know
Skin cancer rates among Caucasians have been climbing steadily over the last decade, but so too are the number of incidences in ethnic skin. At the core of the problem is the (erroneous) belief that ethnic skin is immune from the sun’s carcinogenic rays. “People need to realize that skin of color burns too,” says […]
