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Skin Cancer Diagnosis “Frequently Challenging…”
“Accurate clinical and histopathological analysis of pigmented skin lesions is difficult even for experts”…Really? Skin Cancer can be difficult to diagnose. As the illustration below
Continue readingWhen Actinic Keratosis (Pre-Skin Cancer) is Not Actinic Keratosis
Got Spots (Actinic Keratosis-pre-skin cancer) on Your Bald Head? Get a Closer Look to Distinguish AK vs. IC vs. SCC- Time was when your Primary Care Physician or Dermatologist looked closely at your
Continue readingSkin Cancer Pain and Itch?
While Itch May be Present in Skin Cancer the Degree of Pain is More of a Predictor of Which Type of Non-Melanoma Skin Cancer- If you’re reading this post you may be wondering if the itchy mole on
Continue readingSkin Cancer Screening- Pros and Cons
Skin Cancer Screening Does Identify Problems…But Does it Lead to Over-diagnosis and Over-Treatment? Is more screening for skin cancer better or worse for people? According to the articles linked
Continue readingHigh Risk for Skin Cancer?
Managing Skin Cancer is All About Two Things- Reducing your Risk of Skin Cancer Now and Early Skin Cancer Diagnosis Based on the “risks” listed below I have a high risk of both non-melanoma
Continue readingDermoscopy is the Key To Skin Cancer Diagnosis-
Dermoscopy opens up a new dimension on clinical morphology of skin lesions. Digital follow-up examinations, computer-aided diagnosis, and teledermoscopy are new facilities that will change the current
Continue readingSkin Cancer Overdiagnosis?
Skin Cancer diagnosed as In-situ or stage 1 doesn’t really matter. You can reduce the risk of your diagnosis becoming melanoma Though the study linked and excerpted below does make a good case for
Continue readingSkin Cancer, Vitamin D3 and Sunlight
Can Vitamin D3 supplementation Reduce Your Risks of Skin Cancer? Full Disclosure: I am a 58 year old cancer survivor who worshiped the sun in my youth. I burned frequently. Some of those sunburns where
Continue readingActinic Keratoses- Skin Cancer But Not Skin Cancer
A diagnosis of Actinic Keratosis is a Pre-cancerous form of Skin Cancer- Lower Your Risk of AK Becoming Skin Cancer with Evidence-based, Non-toxic Therapies I’m a 58 year old (bald) cancer survivor
Continue readingSkin Cancer Prevention- Nutrition, Supplementation, Lifestyle and more…
“Topical application or oral administration of green tea through drinking water of mice prevents UVB-induced skin cancer development…” At the time I didn’t give it second
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