Visual Exploration: Skin
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My grandmother had cancer of the throat. She went through about 13 operations, and many of them were ground breaking. Never done before. ...
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My Mum passed away at 12 of May 2007. She was only 55! She was diagnosed with womb cancer (IV evidence) at the end of December 2006 and...after being operated...
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Radiation Therapy Slide Show
Radiation therapy treatment planning
This slide show from the Mayo Clinic will guide you through the process of planning for radiation therapy. Before you begin external beam radiation treatment, your radiation therapy team carefully plans every aspect of your treatment in a process called radiation simulation. Radiation therapy treatment planning usually involves positioning your body, making marks on your skin and taking imaging scans.
Skin Cancer Slide Show
Melanoma pictures to help identify skin cancer
Skin cancer is a serious disease that is often curable if discovered early. This visual slide show will teach you how to spot potentially worrisome skin spots with the American Academy of Dermatology's A-B-C-D-E guide: Asymmetrical shape, irregular Border changes in Color, the Diameter, and how quickly the growth is Evolving.
Skin Cancer Slide Show
Use this quick reference guide of skin abnormalities that point to the development of skin cancer.
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