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August 13, 2009
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Basal Cell Carcinoma is not and will never be Melanoma
By Kevin Berman, MD, PhD , Health Expert...However it is common for one person to have different types of skin cancer on different parts of... Read more »
John McCain and Skin Cancer
By Kevin Berman, MD, PhD , Health Expert...Reuters, Senator John McCain, who has suffered from skin cancer in the past, had a spot removed... Read more »
Skin Cancer: What to Do If You If You're Diagnosed
By Kevin Berman, MD, PhD , Health Expert...everyone. With the number of people diagnosed with skin cancer continuing to increase, I think... Read more »
How Skin Cancers are Treated
By Kevin Berman, MD, PhD , Health Expert...carcinoma and squamous cell carcinoma are the most common types of skin cancer and can be... Read more »
Bob Marley Died of Metastatic Melanoma at Age 36: Skin Cancer Tips
By Sue Chung , Health Expert...develop skin cancer during their lives. Of the three types of skin cancer—basal cell... Read more »
Health Guide
Skin cancer
Cancer - skin Treatment Different types of skin cancer require different treatment approaches. See the specific type of skin cancer for information: ... Read more »Skin cancer
...unchecked, these cancer cells can spread from the skin into other tissues and organs. There are different types of skin cancer. Basal cell carcinoma is the most common. Melanoma is less common,... Read more »Skin cancer
... Prevention Minimizing sun exposure is the best way to prevent skin damage, including many types of skin cancer: Protect your skin from the sun when you can -- wear protective... Read more »Melanoma
...spread very rapidly and is the most deadly form of skin cancer. Although it is less common than other types of skin cancer, the rate of melanoma is steadily increasing. It is the leading cause of... Read more »Mohs Surgery
...until the entire cancer is excised. Mohs surgery is indicated for certain tumors (depending on size and type) or tumors located on the face where surgery ideally would remove only the cancer and... Read more »Images
Medications
...growths (actinic keratoses), a certain type of skin cancer (superficial basal cell... Read more »
...risk of developing certain types of cancer (e.g., skin cancer, lymphoma). You must be closely... Read more »
Related News
Protein may suppress skin cancer development
September 11, 2008According to a new animal study, a protein called IKKalpha may suppress skin cancer development. Researchers in Houston found that IKKa acted in a... Read summary »
Acne medicine not linked to higher death risk
January 27, 2009An acne medicine that was used during a 1998 clinical trial was not responsible for the deaths of several veterans participating in the study, an... Read summary »
The Smell of Skin Cancer
August 26, 2008(Ivanhoe Newswire) -- Does skin cancer have a scent? Researchers from the Monell Center sampled air above basal cell tumors and found a different... Read summary »
Skin cancer boosts risk of other cancers: study
January 07, 2009A new study published in the British Journal of Cancer has found that having skin cancer doubles the risk of developing some other form of cancer.... Read summary »
Non-melanoma skin cancer boosts later cancer risk: expert
December 03, 2008A reader asks if having non-melanoma skin cancer makes a person more likely to develop cancer in later life. Expert Linda Searing responds by giving... Read summary »
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