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Frequent Tanner Shares Grisly Skin-Cancer Selfie

Frequent Tanner Shares Grisly Skin-Cancer Selfie

| May 14, 2015 Comment

Frequent Tanner Shares Grisly Skin-Cancer Selfie – Tawny Willoughby grew up in a small-town where, she said, it was normal to use a tanning bed four or five times a week. “I had my own personal tanning bed in my home, and so did a lot of my friends growing up. … Everyone tanned,” Willoughby […]

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New Studies Link Moles to Breast Cancer

| June 11, 2014 Comment

Two new study link moles to breast cancer. According to researchers,  the number of moles on a woman’s left arm can indicate her risk of developing breast cancer. They found that 15 or more moles can increase the risk of breast cancer by as much as 35%, compared to women with no moles on their […]

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Signs of Cancerous Moles

Signs of Cancerous Moles

| June 5, 2014 Comment

Signs of Cancerous Moles – How do you know when a mole is benign and when a mole might be cancerous? Watch this to know what signs to look out for. Expert: Hadley King, M.D. Memorial Sloan-Kettering Cancer Center, Dermatologist, Skin Cancer Specialist Transcript Any mole that changes in color or grows bigger should be checked […]

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What is a Mole?

What is a Mole?

| June 5, 2014 Comment

What is a Mole? Moles are perfectly normal– except when they develop into skin cancer. Learn how to spot the changes. Expert: Adam Friedman, MD, FAAD Assistant Professor of Dermatology, Director of Dermatologic Research, Associate Residency Program Director, Albert Einstein College of Medicine Transcript We all have moles. The average person is spotted with at least […]

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