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Causes of Skin Cancer - Basal Cell Carcinoma, Melanoma or Squamous Cell Carcinoma, do you know the r by Danny & Susan S. Health Maven

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Posted Mon 26 Jan 2009 4:32pm with either basal cell or squamous cell cancers. This is up from 400,000 in 1980, a staggering 50% increase. Australia has the highest rate of skin cancer in the world accounting... decades. Types of Skin Cancer Caused by the Sun The 3 main skin cancers are: melanoma, basal cell carcinoma, and squamous cell carcinoma. Melanoma is the most deadly skin Read on »

Nodular Basal Cell Skin Cancer by Dr. John D. Medical Doctor

Posted Mon 16 Mar 2009 3:13pm

1 Comment This is a common type of skin cancer. It tends to look like a lump sometimes with an open part that can bleed. You are better off without it. Best Regards, John Di Saia MD Related: Original "Plastic Surgeon for Skin Cancer - Why?" Post Read on »

Scientists make stem cells from skin cells by stuart Patient Expert

Posted Tue 17 Nov 2009 10:20pm Scientists make stem cells from skin cells (HealthDay News) UPDATED 2009-05-29 Scientists say they've found a way to transform skin cells into stem cells, an advance that could accelerate the field of regenerative medicine. In their new experiments, researchers used four introduced genes to reprogram skin cells to become indistinguishable from stem Read on »

Gum Disease Linked to Neck & Head Squamous Cell Cancer by Cindy M. Patient Expert

Posted Tue 08 Sep 2009 10:13pm to take better care of your teeth and gums: preventing periodontitis can also help your prevent squamous cell carcinoma to your head and neck (yep, the body is all inter-related after all, so taking care in one place helps all sorts of other places stay healthy). After having a basal cell skin cancer on my nose, I learned about the difference between Read on »

Skin Cancer Risk Linked to Diet, Not Just Sun Exposure by Dr. Gabe M. Medical Doctor

Posted Tue 26 Aug 2008 4:03pm There are three common types of skin cancers: basal cell, squamous cell and melanoma. Basal cell skin cancers rarely spread and almost never kill; squamous cell cancers... squamous cell cancer ( American Journal of Clinical Nutrition , May 2007). This study shows that diet has little or no association with basal cell skin cancers. While nobody really Read on »

First We Had Spray On Stem Cells and Now The Stem Cell Skin Gun for Wound Care Speeds Healing- Regenerative Medicine by Medical Quack Patient Expert

Posted Fri 04 Feb 2011 11:00am Regenerative medicine is moving so fast as it was just 2 months ago I posted about an up and coming trial to where a patient’s own stem cells from their bone marrow is being sprayed. The video here shows a man who was burned quite badly and when you see how the skin looked in about 4 days, this amazing. I think stem cells are the future Read on »

What is...squamous cell carcinoma? by Boyd M. Patient Expert

Posted Wed 01 Oct 2008 10:51pm What is...squamous cell carcinoma? Squamous cell carcinoma is a form of skin cancer that affects the middle layer of the skin. Read on »

Skin Cancers Linked to Human Papilloma Wart Virus (HPV) by Dr. Gabe M. Medical Doctor

Posted Sat 19 Jun 2010 5:27pm Recent research shows that both squamous cell skin cancers and actinic keratoses (pre-cancers) are caused by a combination of ultra-violet light exposure and infection... (21, 5, 8, 16 and 18) that convert normal skin to the pre-cancerous actinic keratoses, which may then progress to become squamous cell carcinomas (Disease Markers, April 2007 Read on »

Skin Cancer Could Lead to More Cancers... by DiseaseProof Medical Doctor

Posted Tue 09 Sep 2008 2:12am they found was: People who had been diagnosed with either basal cell or squamous cell skin cancer had double the risk of developing another type of cancer when compared to those... If you go to the beach, you’ll see plenty of sun-toasted people just itching to get skin cancer. Here’s the problem with that, a new study claims skin cancer can increase Read on »

A novel way to make human stem cells from skin without the risk of disease caused by genetic manipulation by stuart Patient Expert

Posted Sat 07 Mar 2009 3:35pm a novel way to make human stem cells from skin without the risk of disease caused by genetic manipulation. Using skin fibroblasts from people with Park inson's disease..., they reported in the March 6 issue of Cell, is that they were then able to remove all traces of the factors used to reprogram the skin cells. The report comes only days after two Read on »