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Cancer Colors?
Minorities often believe their skin pigment protects them from the sun, but experts say skin cancer is actually "color blind," and the rates of this type of cancer in people of color are rising. Dermatologists say people with the darkest skin pigmentation naturally have a sun-protection factor (SPF) of about 13, but this does not mean they are immune to skin cancer. Experts say it's important for people of color to wear sun screen and to know the signs of melanoma and other skin cancers,...
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Skin Cancer and Skin of Color
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Facebook Meme Aims to Raise Cancer Awareness
Millions of female users on the social network Facebook posted updates last week that contained descriptions of the color of their bras. One message... Read more »
Stools: pale or clay colored
Source: ADAM Encyclopedia
Stools that are pale, or clay- or putty-colored may result from problems in the biliary system (the drainage system of the gallbladder, liver, and... Read more »
Colors Make Surgery More Precise
(Ivanhoe Newswire) -- Cancer surgeries may soon get more colorful and more precise. Researchers from Beth Israel Deaconess Medical Center... Read more »
Skin color: patchy
Source: ADAM Encyclopedia
Patchy skin color refers to areas of irregular skin coloring. Mottling or mottled skin refers specifically to blood vessel changes in the skin which... Read more »
Urine: abnormal color
Source: ADAM Encyclopedia
Urine of an abnormal color appears different from the usual straw-yellow color. Abnormally-colored urine may be cloudy, dark, or blood-tinged.See... Read more »
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