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The Many Types of Skin Cancer
As a sun lover with a fair complexion and a history of blistering sunburns, I've spent much of the last decade waiting for skin cancer. So when I noticed that a fleshy pink nodule on the side of my head seemed to be growing exponentially, I headed to...Tags: Health Treatments, Dermatology, Science and Technology, Tumors, Colleges and Universities
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Good coffee news: Drink helps prevent skin cancer, heart failure
Vital Signs Health Blog - Orlando SentinelJava lovers drink up! Two separate studies released today have found that those who drink coffee have a lower risk of developing the most common kind of skin cancer – basal cell carcinoma – and also have a lower risk of heart failure. The... -
Ricky Byers’ Racing for a Cure turns to fan car to get on track at ‘Dega
The Fifth Turn - NASCAR Fan Blog» Orlando Sentinel – The Fifth Turn – NASCAR Fan BlogUpdate: Racing For A Cure This is an update about Ricky Byers that you may remember from previous blogs I've written about him. If not, read previous blog. He's still at it… Ricky Byers is still in search of funds to get him onto the race t... -
Former Bills QB Kelly has cancerous bone removed
ReutersThe Sports Xchange Former Bills QB Kelly has cancerous bone removed Former Buffalo Bills quarterback Jim Kelly had a cancerous bone removed from his jaw on Friday. In a statement, Buffalo's Erie County Medical Center said that Kelly is expected to...Tags: Hospitals and Clinics, Cancer, Buffalo Bills, Health Treatments, Football
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Former Bills quarterback Jim Kelly says he has cancer in jawbone
Hall of Fame quarterback Jim Kelly has cancer in his upper jawbone and will undergo surgery on Friday, he announced Monday morning. “Doctors have told me that my prognosis for recovery is very good,” he said in a statement just before the...
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Should old, sick patients get skin cancer surgery?
ReutersNEW YORK (Reuters Health) - More than two-thirds of people with non-melanoma skin cancer underwent surgery to treat the condition, according to a new study - including patients who were at least 85 years old or had multiple other chronic diseases....Tags: Diabetes, Dermatologists, American Cancer Society, Internal Medicine, Dermatology
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FDA approves skin cancer drugs and genetic test
The Food and Drug Administration on Wednesday announced its approval of two new drugs and a diagnostic test that can be used to treat advanced or inoperable melanoma, the most dangerous form of skin disease. Advanced melanoma has joined a wide range...
Tags: Diabetes, GlaxoSmithKline PLC, Health Treatments, Food and Drug Administration, Science and Technology
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Moles' split personality
Special to the Los Angeles TimesWe've long been told to keep an eye on our moles lest they progress to melanoma, a form of skin cancer that's treatable if caught early, deadly if not. But not all moles are equal -- some are risky; others can be safely left alone. The biological roots of...Tags: Dermatologists, Bethesda (Montgomery, Maryland), Science and Technology, Oncology, Dana-Farber Cancer Institute
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Bio: Hall Of Fame Coach Jim Calhoun
The Hartford CourantJim Calhoun and his obstinate ways arrived in Connecticut in May 1986, hired to turn around a lowly UConn men's basketball program that seemed destined to remain the laughingstock in a conference of national powers. "It's doable," he famously said of...Tags: Diabetes, American Cancer Society, College Sports, Big East Conference, University of Connecticut Health Center
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Common painkillers tied to lower skin cancer risk
ReutersNEW YORK (Reuters Health) - In a new study from Denmark, people who had taken aspirin, ibuprofen and related painkillers -- especially at high doses and for years at a time -- were less likely to get skin cancer, compared to those who rarely used those...Tags: Dermatologists, Immune System, Dermatology, Blood, Aspirin (drug)
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Celebrated chef gives back
WGN NewsApproaching medicine like preparing a meal. Getting the exact recipe for success and infusing alternative ingredients. A world-renowned chef gets world-class medical care, and now he's serving up a huge helping of philanthropy to say thank you! The...Tags: Human Interest, Health Treatments, Social Issues, Human Body, Colleges and Universities
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Natural Perspectives: Battling skin cancer — and my HMO
I've been battling skin cancer for the past two months. More accurately, I've been battling my HMO to get my cancer removed. The good news is that surgery offered a complete cure for this type of cancer, and it is now gone. The bad news is that the...Tags: Dermatologists, Medical Procedures and Tests, High Blood Pressure, Epinephrine, Hospitals and Clinics
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