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Skin Cancer Signs

Know the early signs of skin cancer

May 28, 2009
May is Skin Cancer Awareness Month, and it's a good time to both check your skin and to be certain you know the early signs of skin cancer. In this article, a reporter has compiled a list of these early warning signs, including slow-healing sores, moles that change appearance, and odd-looking or flaking areas of skins. The reporter also lists the areas that are most likely to be sites of skin cancer. Read more »

Expert & Community Posts

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TNF inhibitors may slightly increase risk for skin cancer
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...these drugs may be at a slightly increased risk for skin cancer. The researchers qualified this... Read more »

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Free Skin Cancer Screening in May, Skin Cancer Awareness Month
By Sue Chung , Health Expert

...comment below.Reader's Question: I want to get a skin cancer screening this spring just to make... Read more »

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Skin Cancer and Darker Skin: Oprah's Comment that "Black Doesn't Crack"
By Sue Chung , Health Expert

...they also tend to have a higher mortality rate from skin cancer than people with paler skin... Read more »

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Pregnant Women, Kids and Skin Cancer
By Kevin Berman, MD, PhD , Health Expert

...pregnant women but we also do not want to miss a skin cancer on anyone!   As any women who... Read more »

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Signs of Internal Organ Cancer On Your Skin
By Kevin Berman, MD, PhD , Health Expert

...about growths on the skin that are not necessarily skin cancer, but are related to cancers on... Read more »

Health Guide

Squamous cell cancer
Cancer - skin - squamous cell; Skin cancer - squamous cell Symptoms The main symptom of squamous cell skin cancer is a growing bump that may have... Read more »
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...Breast CancerProstrateSkin CancerCare Treatment CenterEsophageal Cancer Read more »
Melanoma and Other Skin Cancers: Resources
www.skincancer.org -- The Skin Cancer Foundationwww.aad.org -- American Academy of Dermatologywww.asds-net.org -- American Society for Dermatologic Surgerywww.cancer.org -- American Cancer... Read more »
Melanoma and Other Skin Cancers: Risk Factors
...and examined on a regular basis.Other Skin Conditions That Increase the Risk for MelanomaNonmelanoma Skin Cancers. Nonmelanoma skin cancers, including basal and squamous cell carcinomas, increase... Read more »

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