Skin Cancers

Skin Cancers

In the US it is estimated that 67,720 people (38,150 men and 29,570 women) were diagnosed with and 11,200 people died of cancer of the skin in 2008. The age-adjusted death rate was 3.5 per 100,000 men and women per year, based on patients who died in 2001-2005 in the US.

Skin Cancers

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As Use of Herbal Remedies Soars, Patients Taking These and Cardiovascular Medications May be at Heightened Risk of Dangerous, Potentially Life-Threatening Interactions

"Many people have a false sense of security about these herbal products because they are seen as 'natural,'" said Arshad Jahangir, M.D.,...

Association between thymoma and persistent hypothermia: a case report

Introduction The thymus is a small anterosuperior mediastinal organ involved in the processing and maturation of T lymphocytes. The thymus gland...

The Effect of Systemic Treatment on Patient Survival of Soft-tissue Sarcoma

The treatment of adult sarcomas stands in sharp contrast to childhood sarcomas. In the 1970s, the introduction of chemotherapy made a big difference...

Optimal Therapy for Multiple Myeloma

Pathogenesis of Multiple Myeloma Based on expression array studies, the most important initiation event in MM pathogenesis involves upregulation...

Advances in the Treatment of Metastatic Melanoma Through Radiotherapy

However, more recently there has been a realisation that melanoma displays a wide variety of radiosensitivity and that in some patients large lesions...

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EBMT Annual Congress

21st - 24th March 2010

Dear members, colleagues and friends,We would cordially like to invite you to attend the 36th Annual Meeting of the EBMT, the 26th Meeting of the...

American Society of Pediatric Hematology/Oncology (ASPHO)

7th - 10th April 2010

Plan now to attend our 23rd Annual Meeting -- the premier pediatric hematology/oncology meeting of the year! You will:Experience total immersion in...

7th EONS Spring Convention

15th - 16th April 2010

Letter of Welcome Dear Colleagues, On behalf of European Oncology Nursing Society (EONS) in partnership with V&VN - the Dutch Oncology Nursing...

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