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Malignant Melanoma

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Alexander Börve In A Nutshell Common More than 200,000 US cases per year Requires medical diagnosis Symptoms: Abnormal growth in moles Color: Typically brown Location: Anywhere on the skin Treatment: Surgery, Chemotherapy Death Rate Incident Rate ICD-10: C43.9 Early treatment by surgical removal is important, as the cancer may be aggressive.

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

Aesthetics Advisor

Modern medicine’s go-to strategies for cancer treatment are archaic, based on the “cut, poison, burn” model — or surgery, chemotherapy and radiation. The idea of using toxic therapies to destroy tumors should represent a last resort, if used at all, not a first-line treatment. By 2040, it’s expected that 29.5

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How Can These Devices Help with Healthy Aging

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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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Median-Nail-Dystrophy-Median-Nail-Dystrophy In A Nutshell Rare Often self-diagnosable Symptoms: Canal-like split extend from the cuticle to the tip of the nail Color: n/a Location: On the nail, especially the thumbnail Treatment: Discontinuation of activities that cause trauma on the nail ICD-10: L60.3 ICD-9: 703.8 What can I do? 2022.08.051.

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

The Dermatology Digest

Cordoro, MD, and Carmel Aghdasi, BA Data presented at the Society for Pediatric Dermatology: 2021 Annual Meeting is helping to advance knowledge on epidemiology, clinical features, comorbidities, and evolving treatment patterns for pediatric psoriasis. The study authors say more research is needed.

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

The Dermatology Digest

Cordoro, MD, and Carmel Aghdasi, BA Data presented at the Society for Pediatric Dermatology: 2021 Annual Meeting is helping to advance knowledge on epidemiology, clinical features, comorbidities, and evolving treatment patterns for pediatric psoriasis. The study authors say more research is needed.

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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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