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- SPF - Definition of SPFCreated: 2009-10-02 @ 15:55:01 EDT
What is SPF?… - Melanoma Treatment After Surgery - What Is Melanoma Treatment After …Created: 2009-10-02 @ 15:16:50 EDT Updated: 2009-10-03 @ 02:07:03 EDT
After successful surgery for melanoma, the key goal of so-called "adjuvant" therapies is to prevent the cancer from coming back. … - Why Volunteer for a Clinical Trial - Readers Share Their Experiences…Created: 2009-09-30 @ 23:46:43 EDT Updated: 2009-10-01 @ 16:48:20 EDT
A clinical trial is a type of research carefully designed to determine the effectiveness and safety of a drug or device in humans. In a disease such as melanoma, which has few treatment effective o… - When Melanoma Treatment Stops Working - Readers Share Their Experien…Created: 2009-09-30 @ 23:38:31 EDT Updated: 2009-10-01 @ 16:38:54 EDT
The hardest time in your battle with cancer is when you have tried everything medically within reason and it's just not working anymore. What's next? If you or a loved one is in this situation, wha… - Facts About Skin Cancer - 5 Disturbing Facts About Skin CancerCreated: 2009-09-29 @ 16:10:54 EDT Updated: 2009-09-29 @ 16:51:33 EDT
Skin cancer is often considered a "mild" type of cancer -- readily treatable and nothing much to worry about. However, it should never be taken lightly. What you don't know about skin can… - Ipilimumab for Melanoma Treatment - New Melanoma Treatment IpilimumabCreated: 2009-09-29 @ 16:07:14 EDT
Ipilimumab has been tested in multiple clinical trials for many years and appears to finally be on the verge of FDA approval, perhaps as early as 2010. That's certainly good news for patients with … - Life After Melanoma Treatment - What to Expect After Melanoma Treatm…Created: 2009-08-03 @ 17:44:26 EDT
Congratulations! You've battled melanoma and you've won. But are you ready for what's next?… - Lymphoscintigraphy - Definition of LymphoscintigraphyCreated: 2009-08-03 @ 17:37:11 EDT
What is lymphoscintigraphy?… - Pros and Cons of Lymph Node Dissection for Melanoma TreatmentCreated: 2009-08-03 @ 09:59:05 EDT
If a sentinel node biopsy shows that your melanoma has spread, should you remove the remaining lymph nodes? It's not an easy decision, and these pros and cons may help… - Adoptive Cell Transfer - Promising New Melanoma Treatment Adoptive C…Created: 2009-07-31 @ 15:43:36 EDT Updated: 2009-07-31 @ 17:02:39 EDT
A new technique called adoptive cell transfer may revolutionize melanoma treatment in the future… - Life After Melanoma Treatment - Readers Share Their Post-Melanoma Tr…Created: 2009-07-31 @ 14:33:48 EDT Updated: 2009-07-31 @ 16:27:01 EDT
Congratulations! You've battled melanoma and you've won. But are you ready for what's next? Completing melanoma treatment is both exciting and stressful. If you or a loved one has survived mela… - Interferon Side Effects - Tips for Coping with Interferon Side Effec…Created: 2009-07-15 @ 14:05:46 EDT
Tips for coping with the side effects of interferon-alfa2b for patients with melanoma skin cancer… - Pros and Cons of Interferon for Melanoma Treatment - Melanoma Treatm…Created: 2009-07-15 @ 14:01:48 EDT
Is interferon-alpha2b for treating melanoma after surgery right for you? Here are some of the pros and cons of interferon treatment to discuss with your doctor… - Skin Cancer Treatment - Introduction to Skin Cancer TreatmentUpdated: 2009-10-01 @ 10:04:07 EDT
An overview of the available types of skin cancer treatment, including treatments for basal cell carcinoma, squamous cell carcinoma, and melanoma… - Squamous Cell Carcinoma - Introduction to Squamous Cell CarcinomaUpdated: 2009-10-01 @ 10:01:28 EDT
Squamous cell carcinoma (SCC) is the second most common type of skin cancer. If you or a loved one has been diagnosed with SCC, this overview will help you better understand the disease and make mo… - Melanoma Skin Cancer - An Introduction to Melanoma Skin CancerUpdated: 2009-10-01 @ 09:57:21 EDT
Melanoma skin cancer is the most aggressive type of skin cancer. Learn more about melanoma in this overview, including subtypes, growth pattern, diagnosis, and treatments… - Metastatic Melanoma Treatment - Introduction to Metastatic Melanoma …Updated: 2009-10-01 @ 09:41:53 EDT
Learn more about common metastatic melanoma treatment options for patients with stage III or IV disease… - Basal Cell Skin Cancer Pictures - Basal Cell Cancer PicturesUpdated: 2009-10-01 @ 09:35:37 EDT
A collection of skin cancer pictures, specifically of basal cell carcinoma, the most common type… - Skin Cancer Diagnosis Experiences - Stories of Skin Cancer Diagnosis…Updated: 2009-07-07 @ 16:38:09 EDT
How did you find out about your skin cancer? What were the symptoms? What did the doctor do to confirm the diagnosis? Readers tell us their stories… - Sunburn Treatment - Reader Tips on Sunburn Treatment…Updated: 2009-07-01 @ 14:16:23 EDT
Readers share their tips and experiences about what works and what doesn't when treating sunburn…