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Skin Breast Cancer
The skin has two main layers - the outer layer called the epidermis and the inner layer called the dermis.
The outer layer contains three kinds of cells - squamous cells which are flat, scaly cells in the surface, basal cells which are round cells located under the squamous cells and...
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From Our Experts
Innovations In Breast Cancer Surgery: Oncoplasty, Hidden-Scar, and...
“It’s the next frontier in breast cancer surgery,” says Dr. David Byrd of the Seattle Cancer Care Alliance.Whoa! That’s quite a... Read more »
Rash or Inflammatory Breast Cancer? When Should I Panic?
Education is a wonderful thing, but too much knowledge can be frightening. Back in the days when no one had heard of Inflammatory Breast... Read more »
Skin Changes After Chemo: What You Can Do to Soothe and Protect
Chemotherapy and radiation can cause changes and damages to the skin. Some patients experience no change in the skin, but others can... Read more »
Keri's Metastatic Breast Cancer Story: The Breast Cancer has Spread
My wife Keri Haberstroh was diagnosed with breast cancer in 2005 at the age of 25. My name is Doug, and I'm here to tell Keri's story. It... Read more »
Are Skin Tags a Form of Skin Cancer?
We have occasionally received questions about skin tags and whether these are a form of skin cancer. The most recent question involved a... Read more »
From Our Sources
Breast Cancer Symptoms: Dimpled Skin
Q. The skin of one of my breasts has suddenly gotten dimpled, kind of like the skin of an orange. What’s that about? A. That, too, could be a... Read more »
Ulcerative colitis patients at higher risk for cancer
People who have ulcerative colitis (UC) have a higher risk of several types of cancer, a new study has found. The study, which included 27,606... Read more »
Squamous Cell Carcinoma of the Skin
Source: HealthCentral Encyclopedia
Squamous cell carcinoma is a type of skin cancer containing squamous cells.Squamous cell carcinomas can be found in many parts of the body including... Read more »
Types of Breast Cancer: Inflammatory Breast Cancer (IBC)
Background Inflammatory breast cancer (IBC) is a relatively rare type of breast cancer grows in the lymph vessels of the skin of the breast. Because... Read more »
Types of Breast Cancer: Inflammatory Breast Cancer (IBC) and P...
Q. I’ve been diagnosed with inflammatory breast cancer. What can you tell me about it, and what my treatment might be like?A. Inflammatory breast... Read more »
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