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Article: American Academy of Dermatology: Stop Skin Cancer On the Spot.
- Article from:
- Cancer Weekly
- Article date:
- November 25, 2008
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Based on current estimates, 8,420 people are expected to die from melanoma this year. In an effort to reverse this sobering trend, dermatologists and the scientific community alike are continually developing new diagnostics, refining detection guidelines and providing patients with the tools they need to properly examine their own skin for signs of skin cancer (see also American Academy of Dermatology).
Speaking today at the American Academy of Dermatology's skin academy (Academy), dermatologist Ellen S. Marmur, MD, FAAD, chief of the division of dermatologic and cosmetic surgery at The Mount Sinai Medical Center in New York, presented the latest advances in ...