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Health Encyclopedia: Melanoma And Other Skin Cancers Introduction

Introduction

Melanoma is the most deadly form of skin cancer, although it can often be cured if caught very early. To understand how melanomas form, it is useful to know something about the skin.

The Skin. The skin is the largest organ in the body and consists of layers.

The outermost layer of the skin, the epidermis, is only about 20 cells deep, roughly as thick as a sheet of paper.
The dermis ranges in thickness from one to four millimeters (about 1/32 to 1/8 inch). The dermis contains tiny blood ...

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How ADHD Impairs Executive Functioning

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Choices in Recovery - Summary of Past Submissions

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...December 2007 and was completed with "Recovery and Functionality" posted on 6 July 2008. ... Read more »

Another Advance in Genetic Research

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...autoimmune disorders, a genetic defect, or lesser functioning of the genes, causes the... Read more »

Beginner's Guide to MS: Disability and the Expanded Disability Status Scale (EDSS) Score

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...assessment and fails to assess cognition, upper extremity function, and fatigue.Fundamental to... Read more »

Part One; What's Happening to My Body? Knowledge is Power

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Alzheimer's- Diagram of the Brain

...coordinate movement, and remember. Ultimately, a person with AD loses all memory and mental functioning. The major areas of the brain have one or more specific ... Read more »

Functional Incontinence

Patients with functional incontinence have mental or physical disabilities that keep them from urinating, although the urinary system itself is normal. Conditions that can lead to function... Read more »

Stroke Prognosis

...Studies suggest, however, that survivors of hemorrhagic stroke have a greater chance for recovering function than those who suffer ischemic stroke.Factors that Affect Quality of Life in... Read more »

Cataracts: Diagnosis

...is tested by having the patient read a chart twice, with and without bright lights.Tests of macular function, which evaluate the eye's acute vision center, can help the ophthalmologist determine... Read more »

References

...Prev Med. 2006 Feb;30(2):131-6.Simons R, Andel R. The effects of resistance training and walking on functional fitness in advanced old age. J Aging Health. 2006 Feb;18(1):91-105. Read more »

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