Information and opinions on Skin Cancer from Sarah at SkinCancerConnection.com. The HealthCentral Network, Inc. (www.HealthCentral.com) is one of the top health destinations on the Web, with more than 35 condition-specific, wellness and general health Web properties. http://www.healthcentral.com/skin-cancer/c/8835 http://www.healthcentral.com/skin-cancer/c/8835/rss self application/xml en-us 15 120 19 http://www.healthcentral.com/images/hc_logo_sm.gif http://www.healthcentral.com/skin-cancer/c/8835 http://www.healthcentral.com/skin-cancer/c/8835/7545/mohs-oregon Wed, 14 Mar 2007 15:05:01 -0400 Sarah If you are uninsured, how much could Mohs surgery, a specialized skin cancer surgery with high cure rates, cost?Mohs surgery at the Oregon Health & Science University, Department of Dermatology in Portland:Up to $6,000 depending on the severity and spread of the cancer. But, OHSU hospital may waive 50 to 100 percent of the cost, depending on need, for residents of the state of Oregon.To register with the OHSU financial assistance program,... http://www.healthcentral.com/skin-cancer/c/8835/7545/mohs-oregon http://www.healthcentral.com/skin-cancer/c/8835/7507/mohs-cost-texas Tue, 13 Mar 2007 15:19:01 -0400 Sarah Mohs surgery, or Mohs micrographic surgery, is a specialized surgical procedure that has high cure rates (over 99 percent) for many skin cancers. Mohs Surgery in Texas, MD Anderson: Today, I talked with MD Anderson's Mohs and Dermasurgery Unit to get a price estimate for Mohs surgery, if you have to foot the bill yourself.They said: $5,000 to $10,000, depending on size, severity and location of the cancer.Obviously, the rates of one... http://www.healthcentral.com/skin-cancer/c/8835/7507/mohs-cost-texas http://www.healthcentral.com/skin-cancer/c/8835/7293/teen-acne Tue, 06 Mar 2007 17:56:00 -0500 Sarah A new study linking acne severity and stress levels for teens was recently published in a Swedish medical journal. Highly stressed teens were 23 percent more likely to have worse acne, according to researchers from Wake Forest University School of Medicine and colleagues.Interestingly enough, stress levels affected the severity of pimples, but not of blackheads.Here's a link to the EurekAlert! posting.  http://www.healthcentral.com/skin-cancer/c/8835/7293/teen-acne