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Search Results for: Non-Melanoma Skin Cancer
AYA, Pediatric Cancer Survivors
“These realizations allowed participants to piece together their understanding of cancer survivors and the health risks they now faced in a gradual way, months or even years after HCT…” Adolescent
Continue readingCoenzyme Q10, Ubiquinone- Heart, Brain, Skin, Cancer,
“Health conditions like heart disease, brain disorders, diabetes, and cancer have been linked to low levels of CoQ10 (1Trusted Source)…CoQ10 production decreases as you age. Thus, older people
Continue readingSkin Cancer As You Age
“The reality of the situation, however, is that you’ve probably already done untold damage to your skin without realizing it, even if you’ve taken steps to protect yourself from UV rays.” I
Continue readingActinic Keratosis, Non-Melanoma, Melanoma In-Situ
Actinic Keratosis is a form of pre-cancer. Basel Cell and Squamous Cell Cancers are common forms of skin cancer called Non-Melanoma skin cancer and are rarely fatal. Melanoma In-situ is also skin cancer
Continue readingSkin Cancer- Over-Diagnosis, Over-treatment
“But some in the specialty are beginning to question the necessity of aggressive screening and treatment, especially in frail, elderly patients, given that the majority of skin cancer… Skin
Continue readingPrevent Skin Cancers, Pre-skin cancers – inexpensive, oral supplement
“The prevention of common skin cancers (SC) and pre-cancers is possible by taking an inexpensive, widely available, oral pill twice daily. The pill—the vitamin B3 supplement called nicotinamide…” Hi
Continue readingSkin Cancer- Is Keratoacanthoma a Distinct Entity or Squamous Cell Carcinoma?
?KA is benign despite its similarities to squamous cell carcinoma (SCC), or the abnormal growth of cancerous cells on the skin’s most outer layer” Dear Cancer Coach: I had a growth on my leg
Continue readingBasal Cell Cancer- Non-Toxic, Heart-healthy Therapy
Hyperthermia may be a promising treatment for basal cell carcinoma and melanoma, bypassing the antiapoptotic defenses concentrated in the intrinsic and extrinsic apoptosis pathways…” While
Continue readingMelanoma (skin cancer) & the Multiple Myeloma Survivor
“Compared with the general population, patients with Multiple Myeloma appear to demonstrate a higher incidence of melanoma and overall mortality.” I wrote a blog post years ago about my increased risk
Continue readingSquamous cell Skin Cancer- Conventional with Non-Conventional for higher Cure Rate
A world-first trial has found patients with a type of skin cancer called squamous cell carcinoma can be spared the effects of chemotherapy and treated using surgery and post-operative radiotherapy. Squamous
Continue readingSkin Cancer Overdiagnosis?
“The discrepancies in incidence and mortality trends found in this cohort study suggest considerable overdiagnosis of melanoma occurring among White patients in the US.” Though the studies
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
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