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Malignant Melanoma

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Radiation therapy is used in some cases to damage cells in different ways. Some findings prove that cancer cells are sometimes particularly susceptible to radiation therapy. Radiation therapy can cause different types of reactions, depending on what part of the body irradiated, how high radiation doses as the body is exposed to.

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How Can These Devices Help with Healthy Aging

Lipgloss and Aftershave

As you establish these new habits, consider light therapy as a great way to support your whole-body wellness goals, it can be a great path to healthy aging. Since joining Celluma in 2012, she has held key roles, currently serving as the Global Vice President of Brand Management. Denis directs sales to various healthcare professionals.

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Median Nail Dystrophy

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Treating Median Nail Dystrophy Median nail dystrophy can be very difficult to treat, as no therapy is consistently successful. ISRN Dermatology Volume 2012 (2012), Article ID 680163. Available at: [link] Nathan Y. Hoy, Alexander K. Leung, et al. Available at: [link] Anna Hillert Winther and Anette Bygum.

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Pediatric Psoriasis: Characteristics of a Cohort at UCSF Spanning 2 Decades

The Dermatology Digest

“There has been a substantial increase in the use of systemic and biologic therapies over time, which is an important step in bridging the treatment gap for moderate-to-severe pediatric psoriasis patients,” noted Carmel Aghdasi, BA, one of the study authors.

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Cut, Poison, Burn — Is Radiation Treatment on the Way Out?

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The idea of using toxic therapies to destroy tumors should represent a last resort, if used at all, not a first-line treatment. So we decided to do another study to see if radioiodine therapy was even useful.” By 2040, it’s expected that 29.5 million new cancer cases will occur each year, along with 16.4 million cancer-related deaths.

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Pediatric Psoriasis: Characteristics of a Cohort at UCSF Spanning 2 Decades

The Dermatology Digest

“There has been a substantial increase in the use of systemic and biologic therapies over time, which is an important step in bridging the treatment gap for moderate-to-severe pediatric psoriasis patients,” noted Carmel Aghdasi, BA, one of the study authors.

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PEDIATRICS INFANTILE HEMANGIOMAS

The Dermatology Digest

Insights on ulcerated infantile hemangiomas in the ß-blocker era With Esteban Fernández-Faith, MD “Although ß-blockers have been standard therapy for problematic infantile hemangiomas (IHs) for a number of years, ulceration continues to be a challenge in many patients with IHs. We have to consider that this is a retrospective study.

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