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2. More Doctors Need to Learn to Spot Skin Cancers - US News and World Report
Resident physicians should be taught to screen for suspicious lesions, researchers say
3. Vitamin D May Improve Melanoma Survival - US News and World Report
But levels are too low in many Americans, researchers say
4. Samuel Broder: Preventing Skin Cancer - US News and World Report
How to safeguard yourself against malignant melanoma.
5. 8 Ways to Spot Skin Cancer Before It Kills - US News and World Report
Even for deadly melanoma, 99 percent of cases are survivable if the tumor is caught early.
6. The Indoor Tanning Industry Wants You - US News and World Report
Its ads say tanning has beneficial health effects. What you need to know.
7. It's Indoor Tanning Season. But Watch Out - US News and World Report
A new law requires the FDA to consider more prominent warnings. Here's why
8. Living With and Beyond Cancer - US News and World Report
This guide explores many of the challenges of surviving cancer and some questions you might have.
9. Melanoma
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Melanoma is the most dangerous type of skin cancer. It is the leading cause of death from skin disease. It involves cells called melanocytes, which produce a skin pigment called melanin. Melanin is responsible for skin and hair color. Melanoma can a...• Reviewer: Kevin Berman, MD, PhD, Associate, Atlanta Center for Dermatologic Disease, Atlanta, GA. Review provided by VeriMed Healthcare Network. Also reviewed by David Zieve, MD, MHA, Medical Director, A.D.A.M., Inc.
10. Melanoma
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Melanoma is a cancer that forms in the pigment cells (melanocytes) of the skin. There were approximately forty-seven thousand new cases in the United States in the year 2000, nearly eight thousand of which were fatal, mostly due to metastases. Repor...• Author: ARTHUR J. SOBER Expand your search to include all of U.S. News
11. Melanoma -- Information from Healthwise
Melanoma can also be caused by other factors, including a family history of melanoma and the presence of abnormal, or atypical, moles. If the biopsy shows melanoma, more testing (such as a sentinel lymph node biopsy ) may be necessary to... http://www.everettclinic.com/kbase/topic/major/hw206547/descrip.htm
12. Melanoma -- Mayo Clinic
The exact cause of all melanomas isn't clear, but exposure to ultraviolet (UV) radiation from sunlight or tanning lamps and beds greatly increases the risk of developing melanoma. Melanoma How melanoma develops and spreads. http://www.mayoclinic.com/invoke.cfm?objectid=9B73D513-F3AC-4443-AB0F2DBF14B546...
13. Melanoma -- The Cleveland Clinic
Melanoma may also occur in the eye and is called intraocular or ocular melanoma. When melanoma starts in the skin, the disease is called cutaneous melanoma. If a mole or pigmented area of the skin changes or looks abnormal, the following tests... http://www.clevelandclinic.org/health/health-info/docs/1400/1419.asp?index=6195 |
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