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posted 11/15/2008, comments (0)

Day After Mohs Surgery

The procedure was very quick, No more than 20 minutes total to remove a dime sized lesion. The only bad part was the burning from the numbing medicine. It was weird hearing all the noises because the cancer was on my temple about two inches from my ear and the smell from the cauterization was awful but brief. The surgeon was outstanding which... Read more Chevron

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posted 11/15/2008, comments (0)

What New Tools Can Stop Skin Cancer?

If you look at current statistics, about 8400 people will die of melanoma skin cancer this year. Melanoma is an aggressive skin cancer and can metastize quickly to other areas in the body. So any tools that help to detect this cancer quickly - by patients or by health professionals - can be a step forward in reducing the mortality from... Read more Chevron

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posted 11/12/2008, comment (1)

Three days before Mohs surgery

I will have the surgery this friday on an area starting out the size of a dime on my left temple. It bleeds a little after showers now and itches since the biopsy three weeks ago. I am a little apprehensive because of pictures of how big the incision might be after they are done. I also hate the thought of more needles with the local... Read more Chevron

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posted 11/11/2008, comments (0)

Understanding Metastasis

It's a word none of us want to hear. It's one thing to hear the diagnosis cancer, it's another to hear that the cancer has spread to other locations, or metastized. Clearly in order to treat and cure cancer, and especially in an effort to prevent metastasis of the cancer - experts need to understand what happens or what allows... Read more Chevron

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posted 11/06/2008, comments (0)

Alternative Bronzers Help Indoor Tanners See the Truth

I talk about alternative options to eating when it comes to stress, and I talk about alternative proteins when it comes to reducing saturated fat in one's diet, so I think this new study which gives indoor tanning enthusiasts the ugly truth about the impact of those dangerous and disfiguring UV rays and then offers them alternative ways to... Read more Chevron

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